Dark slate blue

#453fac

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

Dark slate blue sits in the blue band, mid and soft. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Dark slate blue color values

Every conversion for #453fac, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#453fac

RGB69, 63, 172

HSL243, 46%, 46%

HSV243, 63%, 67%

CMYK60%, 63%, 0%, 33%

Lab33.56, 34.95, -57.69

XYZ11.68, 7.8, 39.92

Decimal4538284

Web safe#333399

Pantone2728 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#3f3a9d #39348e #332f7f #2d2970 #272461 #211e52 #1b1943 #151334 #0f0e25 #090816

Tints of dark slate blue

#4f49bc #615bc3 #736eca #8581d1 #9894d8 #aaa7df #bcb9e6 #ceccec #e0dff3 #f2f2fa

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#a6ac3f Analogous#3f6fac Analogous#7c3fac Triadic#ac453f Triadic#3fac45 Split complementary#ac7c3f Split complementary#6fac3f

Dark slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 60, 63, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #453fac on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

60 63 0 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

59 62 4 39

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 #453fac straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #453fac; }
.text { color: #453fac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453fac; }

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 #453fac against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #453fac 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 #453fac 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 #453fac 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

Every value on this page for #453fac is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.