Slate blue

#5d47da

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

This is Slate blue, a strong blue at 249 degrees. 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.

Slate blue color values

Every conversion for #5d47da, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5d47da

RGB93, 71, 218

HSL249, 67%, 57%

HSV249, 67%, 85%

CMYK57%, 67%, 0%, 15%

Lab41.05, 48.6, -72.26

XYZ19.42, 11.9, 67.6

Decimal6113242

Web safe#6633cc

Pantone2726 C

Shades of slate blue

#4a31d6 #3f28c6 #3823b0 #321f9b #2b1b85 #241670 #1d125a #160e45 #0f092f #080519

Tints of slate blue

#6c58dd #7b69e1 #8a7ae4 #998be8 #a79ceb #b6acee #c5bdf2 #d4cef5 #e3dff9 #f2f0fc

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#c4da47 Analogous#477ada Analogous#a747da Triadic#da5d47 Triadic#47da5d Split complementary#daa747 Split complementary#7ada47

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 57, 67, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5d47da on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

57 67 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

56 66 4 21

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.

Slate blue in css

Copy #5d47da straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5d47da; }
.text { color: #5d47da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d47da; }

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 #5d47da against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5d47da 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 #5d47da 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 #5d47da 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

The figures for #5d47da 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. 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.