Slate blue

#6969a3

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 confident. 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 #6969a3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6969a3

RGB105, 105, 163

HSL240, 24%, 53%

HSV240, 36%, 64%

CMYK36%, 36%, 0%, 36%

Lab46.65, 14.36, -31.26

XYZ17.49, 15.75, 36.77

Decimal6908323

Web safe#666699

Pantone660 C

Shades of slate blue

#5d5d97 #545489 #4b4b7a #42426b #39395d #30304e #27273f #1e1e30 #151522 #0c0c13

Tints of slate blue

#7777ac #8585b4 #9393bd #a1a1c5 #aeaece #bcbcd6 #cacadf #d8d8e7 #e6e6f0 #f4f4f8

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#a3a369 Analogous#6986a3 Analogous#8669a3 Triadic#a36969 Triadic#69a369 Split complementary#a38669 Split complementary#86a369

Slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 36, 36, 0, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6969a3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

36 36 0 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

37 37 4 42

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 #6969a3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6969a3; }
.text { color: #6969a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6969a3; }

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 #6969a3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6969a3 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 #6969a3 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 #6969a3 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 #6969a3 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.