Slate blue

#2245cd

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

This is Slate blue, a strong blue at 228 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Slate blue color values

Every conversion for #2245cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2245cd

RGB34, 69, 205

HSL228, 72%, 47%

HSV228, 83%, 80%

CMYK83%, 66%, 0%, 20%

Lab35.99, 38.74, -73.2

XYZ13.81, 9.0, 58.77

Decimal2246093

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of slate blue

#1f3fbb #1c39a9 #193397 #162d85 #132774 #102162 #0d1b50 #0a153e #070f2c #04091a

Tints of slate blue

#2c50dc #4262e0 #5874e3 #6d86e7 #8398ea #99aaee #afbcf2 #c4cef5 #dae0f9 #f0f2fc

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#cdaa22 Analogous#229bcd Analogous#5522cd Triadic#cd2245 Triadic#45cd22 Split complementary#cd5422 Split complementary#9bcd22

Slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 83, 66, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2245cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

83 66 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

80 65 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 #2245cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2245cd; }
.text { color: #2245cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2245cd; }

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 #2245cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2245cd 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 #2245cd 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 #2245cd 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 #2245cd is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.