Dark slate blue

#593c77

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 purple at 269 degrees. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Dark slate blue color values

Every conversion for #593c77, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#593c77
RGB89, 60, 119
HSL269, 33%, 35%
HSV269, 50%, 47%
CMYK25%, 50%, 0%, 53%
Lab31.08, 25.5, -29.12
XYZ9.07, 6.69, 18.27
Decimal5848183
Web safe#663366
Pantone668 C
Pantone668 CHex#593c77Rgb89 60 119Cmyk25 50 0 53Lab31 25 -29Darker#1e1529Deep#352448Lighter#7d58a2

Shades of dark slate blue

Tints of dark slate blue

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Dark slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 25, 50, 0, 53.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #593c77 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
25 50 0 53
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
27 50 4 59
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 #593c77 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #593c77; }
.text { color: #593c77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #593c77; }

How dark slate blue looks on light and dark

Dark slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #593c77 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
8.98:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.34:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #593c77 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 #593c77 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #593c77 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #593c77 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.