Slate blue

#1945cf

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

Slate blue color values

Every conversion for #1945cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1945cf

RGB25, 69, 207

HSL225, 78%, 45%

HSV225, 88%, 81%

CMYK88%, 67%, 0%, 19%

Lab35.92, 38.94, -74.48

XYZ13.79, 8.97, 60.04

Decimal1656271

Web safe#0033cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of slate blue

#173fbd #1539ab #123399 #102d87 #0e2775 #0c2163 #0a1b51 #08153f #050f2d #03091b

Tints of slate blue

#1e4ee4 #3560e7 #4d73e9 #6485ec #7b97ef #92a9f2 #a9bcf5 #c1cef7 #d8e0fa #eff2fd

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#cfa319 Analogous#19a0cf Analogous#4819cf Triadic#cf1945 Triadic#45cf19 Split complementary#cf4819 Split complementary#a0cf19

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 88, 67, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1945cf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

88 67 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

85 66 4 25

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 #1945cf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1945cf; }
.text { color: #1945cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1945cf; }

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 #1945cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1945cf 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 #1945cf 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 #1945cf 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 #1945cf is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.