Dark slate blue

#3d3d8b

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 blue at 240 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 #3d3d8b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3d3d8b

RGB61, 61, 139

HSL240, 39%, 39%

HSV240, 56%, 55%

CMYK56%, 56%, 0%, 45%

Lab29.9, 23.59, -43.64

XYZ8.25, 6.19, 25.19

Decimal4013451

Web safe#333399

Pantone661 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#38387f #333373 #2d2d68 #28285c #232350 #1e1e44 #191939 #14142d #0e0e21 #090915

Tints of dark slate blue

#46469f #5050b2 #6464bb #7979c4 #8d8dcd #a1a1d6 #b6b6df #cacae8 #dedef1 #f3f3fa

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#8b8b3d Analogous#3d648b Analogous#643d8b Triadic#8b3d3d Triadic#3d8b3d Split complementary#8b643d Split complementary#648b3d

Dark slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 56, 56, 0, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3d3d8b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

56 56 0 45

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

56 56 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark slate blue in css

Copy #3d3d8b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3d3d8b; }
.text { color: #3d3d8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d3d8b; }

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 #3d3d8b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3d3d8b 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 #3d3d8b 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 #3d3d8b 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #3d3d8b come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.