Dark slate blue

#474d6b

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

Dark slate blue is a deep blue that reads serious. 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 #474d6b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#474d6b

RGB71, 77, 107

HSL230, 20%, 35%

HSV230, 34%, 42%

CMYK34%, 28%, 0%, 58%

Lab33.37, 5.47, -18.13

XYZ7.91, 7.71, 14.98

Decimal4672875

Web safe#336666

Pantone534 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#414762 #3b4059 #353a50 #2f3348 #2a2d3f #242736 #1e202d #181a24 #12141b #0c0d12

Tints of dark slate blue

#545b7e #606891 #7078a0 #838aad #969cb9 #a9aec6 #bcbfd2 #cfd1df #e1e3eb #f4f5f8

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#6b6547 Analogous#475f6b Analogous#53476b Triadic#6b474d Triadic#4d6b47 Split complementary#6b5347 Split complementary#5f6b47

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 34, 28, 0, 58.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #474d6b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

34 28 0 58

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

35 30 4 64

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 #474d6b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #474d6b; }
.text { color: #474d6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474d6b; }

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 #474d6b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #474d6b 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 #474d6b 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 #474d6b 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 #474d6b are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.