Slate blue

#5b4eec

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

Slate blue sits in the blue band, mid and vivid. 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 #5b4eec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5b4eec

RGB91, 78, 236

HSL245, 81%, 62%

HSV245, 67%, 93%

CMYK61%, 67%, 0%, 7%

Lab43.84, 49.89, -77.92

XYZ22.18, 13.73, 80.84

Decimal5983980

Web safe#6666ff

Pantone2726 C

Shades of slate blue

#4334e9 #2c1be7 #2516cf #2113b5 #1c119c #180e82 #130b68 #0e084f #0a0635 #05031c

Tints of slate blue

#6a5eee #796eef #887ef1 #978ef3 #a69ef5 #b4aff6 #c3bff8 #d2cffa #e1dffc #f0effd

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#dfec4e Analogous#4e90ec Analogous#aa4eec Triadic#ec5b4e Triadic#4eec5b Split complementary#ecaa4e Split complementary#90ec4e

Slate blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 61, 67, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5b4eec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

61 67 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

60 66 4 13

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #5b4eec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5b4eec; }
.text { color: #5b4eec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4eec; }

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 #5b4eec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5b4eec 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 #5b4eec 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 #5b4eec 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 #5b4eec are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.