Slate blue

#514bbf

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 243 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 #514bbf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#514bbf

RGB81, 75, 191

HSL243, 48%, 52%

HSV243, 61%, 75%

CMYK58%, 61%, 0%, 25%

Lab38.8, 35.86, -60.35

XYZ15.31, 10.54, 50.52

Decimal5327807

Web safe#6633cc

Pantone2726 C

Shades of slate blue

#4640b3 #3f39a1 #383390 #312d7f #2b276d #24215c #1d1b4b #161439 #100e28 #090817

Tints of slate blue

#615cc5 #716ccb #817dd1 #928ed7 #a29edd #b2afe3 #c2c0e9 #d2d0ee #e2e1f4 #f2f2fa

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#b9bf4b Analogous#4b7fbf Analogous#8b4bbf Triadic#bf514b Triadic#4bbf51 Split complementary#bf8b4b Split complementary#7fbf4b

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 58, 61, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #514bbf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

58 61 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

57 60 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 #514bbf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #514bbf; }
.text { color: #514bbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #514bbf; }

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 #514bbf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #514bbf 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 #514bbf 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 #514bbf 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 #514bbf 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 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.