Slate blue

#5e4cc2

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

This is Slate blue, a soft 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 #5e4cc2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5e4cc2

RGB94, 76, 194

HSL249, 49%, 53%

HSV249, 61%, 76%

CMYK52%, 61%, 0%, 24%

Lab40.32, 38.62, -59.59

XYZ16.94, 11.44, 52.36

Decimal6180034

Web safe#6633cc

Pantone2726 C

Shades of slate blue

#513fb8 #4938a6 #413294 #392c82 #312670 #2a205e #221a4c #1a143b #120e29 #0a0817

Tints of slate blue

#6d5dc8 #7c6dcd #8b7ed3 #9a8ed9 #a99fde #b7afe4 #c6c0ea #d5d1ef #e4e1f5 #f3f2fa

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#b0c24c Analogous#4c75c2 Analogous#994cc2 Triadic#c25e4c Triadic#4cc25e Split complementary#c2994c Split complementary#75c24c

Slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 52, 61, 0, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5e4cc2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

52 61 0 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

52 60 4 30

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 #5e4cc2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5e4cc2; }
.text { color: #5e4cc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4cc2; }

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 #5e4cc2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5e4cc2 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 #5e4cc2 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 #5e4cc2 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 #5e4cc2 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.