Slate blue

#2d4ee1

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

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

Slate blue color values

Every conversion for #2d4ee1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2d4ee1

RGB45, 78, 225

HSL229, 75%, 53%

HSV229, 80%, 88%

CMYK80%, 65%, 0%, 12%

Lab40.32, 41.15, -77.57

XYZ17.4, 11.44, 72.53

Decimal2969313

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of slate blue

#1f41d7 #1c3ac2 #1934ad #162e98 #132784 #10216f #0d1b5a #0a1545 #070e30 #04081b

Tints of slate blue

#405ee4 #546fe7 #677fe9 #7b90ec #8ea0ef #a2b0f2 #b5c1f4 #c9d1f7 #dce1fa #eff2fd

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#e1c02d Analogous#2da8e1 Analogous#662de1 Triadic#e12d4e Triadic#4ee12d Split complementary#e1662d Split complementary#a8e12d

Slate blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 80, 65, 0, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2d4ee1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

80 65 0 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

78 64 4 18

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Slate blue in css

Copy #2d4ee1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2d4ee1; }
.text { color: #2d4ee1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d4ee1; }

How slate blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #2d4ee1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2d4ee1 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Slate blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #2d4ee1 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around slate blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn slate blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #2d4ee1 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 slate blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #2d4ee1 are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.