Dark slate blue

#5d4581

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 264 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 #5d4581, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5d4581

RGB93, 69, 129

HSL264, 30%, 39%

HSV264, 47%, 51%

CMYK28%, 47%, 0%, 49%

Lab34.33, 23.76, -30.2

XYZ10.6, 8.17, 21.79

Decimal6112641

Web safe#663399

Pantone668 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#553f76 #4d396b #453360 #3e2e55 #36284a #2e2240 #261c35 #1e162a #16101f #0e0b14

Tints of dark slate blue

#6b4f94 #795aa7 #886db1 #9880bb #a894c6 #b7a7d0 #c7bada #d6cde4 #e6e0ef #f6f3f9

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#698145 Analogous#454b81 Analogous#7b4581 Triadic#815d45 Triadic#45815d Split complementary#817b45 Split complementary#4b8145

Dark slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 28, 47, 0, 49.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5d4581 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 47 0 49

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 47 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 #5d4581 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5d4581; }
.text { color: #5d4581; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d4581; }

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 #5d4581 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5d4581 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 #5d4581 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 #5d4581 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

Here is how the numbers for #5d4581 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.