Dark slate blue

#5044a5

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 247 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Dark slate blue color values

Every conversion for #5044a5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5044a5

RGB80, 68, 165

HSL247, 42%, 46%

HSV247, 59%, 65%

CMYK52%, 59%, 0%, 35%

Lab35.12, 31.66, -50.94

XYZ12.17, 8.56, 36.61

Decimal5260453

Web safe#663399

Pantone2728 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#493e97 #423888 #3b327a #342c6c #2d265d #26214f #1f1b41 #181532 #110f24 #0b0916

Tints of dark slate blue

#5a4db6 #6b60bd #7c72c5 #8d84cc #9e97d4 #afa9dc #c0bbe3 #d1ceeb #e2e0f2 #f3f2fa

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#99a544 Analogous#4468a5 Analogous#8144a5 Triadic#a55044 Triadic#44a550 Split complementary#a58044 Split complementary#69a544

Dark slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 52, 59, 0, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5044a5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

52 59 0 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

52 58 4 41

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 #5044a5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5044a5; }
.text { color: #5044a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5044a5; }

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 #5044a5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5044a5 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 #5044a5 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 #5044a5 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 #5044a5 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. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.