Slate blue

#804dcf

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

Slate blue falls in the purple range, mid and strong. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Slate blue color values

Every conversion for #804dcf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#804dcf

RGB128, 77, 207

HSL264, 58%, 56%

HSV264, 63%, 81%

CMYK38%, 63%, 0%, 19%

Lab44.8, 48.67, -59.69

XYZ22.82, 14.4, 60.61

Decimal8408527

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone2665 C

Shades of slate blue

#7239ca #6632b8 #5b2ca4 #502790 #45217c #3a1c68 #2f1754 #241140 #190c2c #0d0618

Tints of slate blue

#8c5dd3 #976ed8 #a37edc #af8fe1 #ba9fe5 #c6afea #d2c0ee #ded0f2 #e9e1f7 #f5f1fb

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#9ccf4d Analogous#4d5bcf Analogous#c14dcf Triadic#cf804d Triadic#4dcf80 Split complementary#cfc14d Split complementary#5bcf4d

Slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 38, 63, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #804dcf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

38 63 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

39 62 4 25

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 #804dcf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #804dcf; }
.text { color: #804dcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #804dcf; }

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 #804dcf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #804dcf 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 #804dcf 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 #804dcf 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 #804dcf are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.