Dark slate blue

#68359f

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark slate blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Dark slate blue falls in the purple range, deep and soft. 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 #68359f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#68359f
RGB104, 53, 159
HSL269, 50%, 42%
HSV269, 67%, 62%
CMYK35%, 67%, 0%, 38%
Lab33.97, 43.82, -49.06
XYZ13.24, 7.99, 33.65
Decimal6829471
Web safe#663399
Pantone266 C
Pantone266 CHex#68359fRgb104 53 159Cmyk35 67 0 38Lab34 44 -49Darker#221134Deep#452369Lighter#8c5bc1

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, 67, 0, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #68359f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
35 67 0 38
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
36 66 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 #68359f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #68359f; }
.text { color: #68359f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68359f; }

How dark slate blue looks on light and dark

Dark slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #68359f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
8.08:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.60:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #68359f 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 #68359f 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 #68359f 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 #68359f come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.