Dark slate blue

#61479e

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 258 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 #61479e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#61479e

RGB97, 71, 158

HSL258, 38%, 45%

HSV258, 55%, 62%

CMYK39%, 55%, 0%, 38%

Lab36.96, 31.66, -43.68

XYZ13.35, 9.52, 33.48

Decimal6375326

Web safe#663399

Pantone2725 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#594190 #503b83 #483575 #3f2e67 #37285a #2f224c #261c3e #1e1630 #151023 #0d0915

Tints of dark slate blue

#6c4fb0 #7b61b8 #8b74c0 #9a86c9 #a998d1 #b8aad9 #c7bce1 #d6cee9 #e6e1f1 #f5f3f9

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#849e47 Analogous#47599e Analogous#8c479e Triadic#9e6147 Triadic#479e61 Split complementary#9e8c47 Split complementary#599e47

Dark slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 39, 55, 0, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #61479e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

39 55 0 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

40 55 4 44

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 #61479e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #61479e; }
.text { color: #61479e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61479e; }

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 #61479e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #61479e 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 #61479e 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 #61479e 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 #61479e 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.