Dark slate blue

#56499f

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark slate blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Dark slate blue, a soft blue at 249 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Dark slate blue color values

Every conversion for #56499f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#56499f

RGB86, 73, 159

HSL249, 37%, 45%

HSV249, 54%, 62%

CMYK46%, 54%, 0%, 38%

Lab36.46, 28.02, -45.15

XYZ12.48, 9.25, 33.93

Decimal5654943

Web safe#663399

Pantone2726 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#4f4391 #473c83 #403676 #383068 #31295a #29234c #221d3e #1a1631 #131023 #0b0a15

Tints of dark slate blue

#6052b0 #7164b8 #8176c0 #9288c8 #a29ad0 #b2abd9 #c3bde1 #d3cfe9 #e3e1f1 #f4f3f9

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#929f49 Analogous#49679f Analogous#81499f Triadic#9f5649 Triadic#499f56 Split complementary#9f8149 Split complementary#679f49

Dark slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 46, 54, 0, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #56499f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

46 54 0 38

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

46 54 4 44

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark slate blue in css

Copy #56499f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #56499f; }
.text { color: #56499f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56499f; }

How dark slate blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #56499f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #56499f against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark slate blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #56499f sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark slate blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark slate blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #56499f and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark slate blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #56499f are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.