Dark slate blue

#66398d

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 272 degrees. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Dark slate blue color values

Every conversion for #66398d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#66398d
RGB102, 57, 141
HSL272, 42%, 39%
HSV272, 60%, 55%
CMYK28%, 60%, 0%, 45%
Lab33.29, 36.6, -39.19
XYZ11.75, 7.67, 26.06
Decimal6699405
Web safe#663399
Pantone266 C
Pantone266 CHex#66398dRgb102 57 141Cmyk28 60 0 45Lab33 37 -39Darker#20122cDeep#41245aLighter#8a59b5

Shades of dark slate blue

Tints of dark slate blue

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Dark slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 28, 60, 0, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #66398d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
28 60 0 45
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
30 59 4 51
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 #66398d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #66398d; }
.text { color: #66398d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66398d; }

How dark slate blue looks on light and dark

Dark slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #66398d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
8.28:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.53:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #66398d 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 #66398d 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 #66398d 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

Here is how the numbers for #66398d are worked out. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.