Slate blue

#2449f9

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

This is Slate blue, a vivid blue at 230 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 #2449f9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2449f9

RGB36, 73, 249

HSL230, 95%, 56%

HSV230, 86%, 98%

CMYK86%, 71%, 0%, 2%

Lab41.18, 51.95, -89.71

XYZ20.21, 11.98, 90.87

Decimal2378233

Web safe#3333ff

Pantone2728 C

Shades of slate blue

#0b34f8 #062de4 #0628cb #0523b2 #041e9a #041981 #031468 #02104f #010b37 #01061e

Tints of slate blue

#385afa #4c6bfa #607bfb #758cfb #899dfc #9daefc #b1befd #c5cffd #d9e0fe #eef1ff

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#f9d424 Analogous#24b3f9 Analogous#6a24f9 Triadic#f92449 Triadic#49f924 Split complementary#f96a24 Split complementary#b3f924

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 86, 71, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2449f9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

86 71 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

83 69 4 8

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 #2449f9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2449f9; }
.text { color: #2449f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2449f9; }

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 #2449f9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2449f9 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 #2449f9 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 #2449f9 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 #2449f9 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. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.