Slate blue

#1649cd

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Slate blue color values

Every conversion for #1649cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1649cd

RGB22, 73, 205

HSL223, 81%, 45%

HSV223, 89%, 80%

CMYK89%, 64%, 0%, 20%

Lab36.64, 35.48, -72.15

XYZ13.73, 9.34, 58.84

Decimal1460685

Web safe#0033cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of slate blue

#1443bb #123caa #103698 #0e3086 #0c2974 #0b2363 #091d51 #07163f #05102d #030a1c

Tints of slate blue

#1952e5 #2f63e9 #4775eb #5f87ee #7799f0 #8fabf3 #a7bdf6 #bfcff8 #d7e1fb #eff3fd

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#cd9a16 Analogous#16a4cd Analogous#3f16cd Triadic#cd1649 Triadic#49cd16 Split complementary#cd3f16 Split complementary#a4cd16

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 89, 64, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1649cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

89 64 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

86 63 4 26

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 #1649cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1649cd; }
.text { color: #1649cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1649cd; }

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 #1649cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1649cd 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 #1649cd 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 #1649cd 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 #1649cd is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.