Slate blue

#0147ca

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

Slate blue is a deep blue that reads rich. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Slate blue color values

Every conversion for #0147ca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#0147ca

RGB1, 71, 202

HSL219, 99%, 40%

HSV219, 100%, 79%

CMYK100%, 65%, 0%, 21%

Lab35.55, 34.92, -72.2

XYZ12.93, 8.78, 56.89

Decimal83914

Web safe#0033cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of slate blue

#0141b9 #013ba8 #013597 #012f85 #012974 #002363 #001d52 #001741 #001130 #000b1e

Tints of slate blue

#0151e7 #075dfe #2470fe #4183fe #5d95fe #7aa8fe #97bbfe #b4ceff #d0e1ff #edf3ff

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#ca8401 Analogous#01abca Analogous#2001ca Triadic#ca0147 Triadic#47ca01 Split complementary#ca1f01 Split complementary#abca01

Slate blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 100, 65, 0, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #0147ca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 65 0 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 64 4 27

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Slate blue in css

Copy #0147ca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #0147ca; }
.text { color: #0147ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0147ca; }

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 #0147ca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #0147ca against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Slate blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #0147ca 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn slate blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #0147ca 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 #0147ca 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. 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.