Slate blue

#2f4fbf

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 227 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 #2f4fbf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2f4fbf

RGB47, 79, 191

HSL227, 61%, 47%

HSV227, 75%, 75%

CMYK75%, 59%, 0%, 25%

Lab37.77, 28.3, -62.12

XYZ13.37, 9.96, 50.51

Decimal3100607

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone293 C

Shades of slate blue

#2b48ae #27419e #233a8d #1f337c #1b2d6c #16265b #121f4a #0e183a #0a1129 #060a19

Tints of slate blue

#395ace #4e6bd3 #627cd8 #768ddd #8b9ee2 #9fafe7 #b3c0ec #c8d1f1 #dce2f6 #f1f3fb

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#bf9f2f Analogous#2f97bf Analogous#572fbf Triadic#bf2f4f Triadic#4fbf2f Split complementary#bf572f Split complementary#97bf2f

Slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 75, 59, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2f4fbf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

75 59 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

73 58 4 31

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 #2f4fbf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2f4fbf; }
.text { color: #2f4fbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f4fbf; }

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 #2f4fbf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2f4fbf 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 #2f4fbf 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 #2f4fbf 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 #2f4fbf 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.