Slate blue

#4e53e1

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 grounded. 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 #4e53e1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e53e1

RGB78, 83, 225

HSL238, 71%, 59%

HSV238, 65%, 88%

CMYK65%, 63%, 0%, 12%

Lab43.13, 41.67, -72.9

XYZ19.83, 13.24, 72.75

Decimal5133281

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2726 C

Shades of slate blue

#373cdd #242ad5 #2025bd #1c21a6 #181c8f #141877 #101360 #0c0e49 #080a31 #04051a

Tints of slate blue

#5e63e4 #6e72e6 #7f82e9 #8f92ec #9fa2ef #afb1f1 #bfc1f4 #cfd1f7 #e0e0fa #f0f0fc

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#e1dc4e Analogous#4e9ce1 Analogous#934ee1 Triadic#e14e53 Triadic#53e14e Split complementary#e1934e Split complementary#9ce14e

Slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 65, 63, 0, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e53e1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

65 63 0 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

64 62 4 18

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 #4e53e1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e53e1; }
.text { color: #4e53e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e53e1; }

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 #4e53e1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e53e1 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 #4e53e1 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 #4e53e1 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 #4e53e1 are worked out. 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.