Dark slate blue

#5a2d81

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

Dark slate blue is a deep purple with a rich cast. 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 #5a2d81, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5a2d81

RGB90, 45, 129

HSL272, 48%, 34%

HSV272, 65%, 51%

CMYK30%, 65%, 0%, 49%

Lab28.47, 37.19, -39.56

XYZ9.12, 5.64, 21.38

Decimal5909889

Web safe#663399

Pantone268 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#532976 #4b266c #442261 #3c1e56 #351a4c #2d1741 #261337 #1f0f2c #170c21 #100817

Tints of dark slate blue

#6a3599 #7b3db0 #8b4dc1 #9a64c9 #aa7cd1 #b993d9 #c8abe2 #d8c3ea #e7daf2 #f6f2fa

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#54812d Analogous#302d81 Analogous#812d7e Triadic#815a2d Triadic#2d815a Split complementary#7e812d Split complementary#2d8130

Dark slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 30, 65, 0, 49.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5a2d81 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

30 65 0 49

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

32 64 4 55

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark slate blue in css

Copy #5a2d81 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5a2d81; }
.text { color: #5a2d81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a2d81; }

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 #5a2d81 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5a2d81 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark slate blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #5a2d81 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark slate blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #5a2d81 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #5a2d81 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.