Dark slate blue

#5c3dbd

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 255 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Dark slate blue color values

Every conversion for #5c3dbd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5c3dbd
RGB92, 61, 189
HSL255, 51%, 49%
HSV255, 68%, 74%
CMYK51%, 68%, 0%, 26%
Lab36.53, 45.37, -62.83
XYZ15.27, 9.29, 49.13
Decimal6045117
Web safe#6633cc
Pantone2736 C
Pantone2736 CHex#5c3dbdRgb92 61 189Cmyk51 68 0 26Lab37 45 -63Darker#271a51Deep#422c87Lighter#8a75cc

Shades of dark slate blue

Tints of dark slate blue

Colors that go with dark slate blue

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 51, 68, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5c3dbd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
51 68 0 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
51 67 4 32
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 #5c3dbd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5c3dbd; }
.text { color: #5c3dbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c3dbd; }

How dark slate blue looks on light and dark

Dark slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #5c3dbd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
7.35:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.86:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5c3dbd 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 #5c3dbd 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 #5c3dbd 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 #5c3dbd come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.