Dark slate blue

#5c548e

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 248 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 #5c548e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5c548e
RGB92, 84, 142
HSL248, 26%, 44%
HSV248, 41%, 56%
CMYK35%, 41%, 0%, 44%
Lab38.84, 17.64, -31.05
XYZ12.47, 10.57, 26.97
Decimal6050958
Web safe#666699
Pantone660 C
Pantone660 CHex#5c548eRgb92 84 142Cmyk35 41 0 44Lab39 18 -31Darker#221f34Deep#3f3961Lighter#837cad

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 35, 41, 0, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5c548e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
35 41 0 44
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
36 42 4 50
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 #5c548e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5c548e; }
.text { color: #5c548e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c548e; }

How dark slate blue looks on light and dark

Dark slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #5c548e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
6.74:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.11:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5c548e 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 #5c548e 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 #5c548e 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

Every value on this page for #5c548e is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.