Slate blue

#7b5ccc

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 purple at 257 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Slate blue color values

Every conversion for #7b5ccc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7b5ccc

RGB123, 92, 204

HSL257, 52%, 58%

HSV257, 55%, 80%

CMYK40%, 55%, 0%, 20%

Lab47.27, 38.39, -54.02

XYZ22.89, 16.22, 59.05

Decimal8084684

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2725 C

Shades of slate blue

#6b48c6 #5d3ab9 #5334a5 #492d91 #3f277c #342168 #2a1a54 #201440 #160e2c #0c0717

Tints of slate blue

#876bd1 #937ad5 #9f89da #ab98df #b7a7e3 #c4b6e8 #d0c5ed #dcd4f1 #e8e2f6 #f4f1fb

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#adcc5c Analogous#5c75cc Analogous#b35ccc Triadic#cc7b5c Triadic#5ccc7b Split complementary#ccb35c Split complementary#75cc5c

Slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 40, 55, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7b5ccc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

40 55 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

41 55 4 26

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 #7b5ccc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7b5ccc; }
.text { color: #7b5ccc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b5ccc; }

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 #7b5ccc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7b5ccc 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 #7b5ccc 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 #7b5ccc 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

Every value on this page for #7b5ccc is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.