Slate blue

#855bb2

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 purple at 269 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Slate blue color values

Every conversion for #855bb2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#855bb2

RGB133, 91, 178

HSL269, 36%, 53%

HSV269, 49%, 70%

CMYK25%, 49%, 0%, 30%

Lab46.56, 34.78, -40.03

XYZ21.45, 15.68, 44.02

Decimal8739762

Web safe#996699

Pantone814 C

Shades of slate blue

#794ea7 #6d4797 #623f86 #563776 #4a3066 #3e2856 #322145 #271935 #1b1125 #0f0a15

Tints of slate blue

#906ab9 #9c79c0 #a789c7 #b298cf #bda7d6 #c9b6dd #d4c5e4 #dfd4eb #ebe4f2 #f6f3f9

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#88b25b Analogous#5b5db2 Analogous#b05bb2 Triadic#b2855b Triadic#5bb285 Split complementary#b2b15b Split complementary#5cb25b

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 25, 49, 0, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #855bb2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

25 49 0 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

27 49 4 36

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 #855bb2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #855bb2; }
.text { color: #855bb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #855bb2; }

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 #855bb2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #855bb2 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 #855bb2 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 #855bb2 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 #855bb2 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.