Dark slate blue

#5a597f

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 muted blue at 242 degrees. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Dark slate blue color values

Every conversion for #5a597f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5a597f

RGB90, 89, 127

HSL242, 18%, 42%

HSV242, 30%, 50%

CMYK29%, 30%, 0%, 50%

Lab39.33, 9.67, -21.18

XYZ11.62, 10.85, 21.56

Decimal5921151

Web safe#666666

Pantone5275 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#525174 #4b4a69 #43425e #3b3a53 #333348 #2c2b3e #242433 #1c1c28 #14141d #0d0d12

Tints of dark slate blue

#66648f #74739d #8483a8 #9493b3 #a4a3bf #b4b4ca #c4c4d6 #d4d4e1 #e4e4ec #f5f5f8

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#7e7f59 Analogous#596b7f Analogous#6d597f Triadic#7f5a59 Triadic#597f5a Split complementary#7f6d59 Split complementary#6b7f59

Dark slate blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 29, 30, 0, 50.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5a597f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

29 30 0 50

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

31 32 4 56

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 #5a597f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5a597f; }
.text { color: #5a597f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a597f; }

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 #5a597f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5a597f 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 #5a597f 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 #5a597f 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

Every value on this page for #5a597f is computed, not guessed. 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.