Slate blue

#2a47df

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 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 #2a47df, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2a47df

RGB42, 71, 223

HSL230, 74%, 52%

HSV230, 81%, 87%

CMYK81%, 68%, 0%, 13%

Lab38.42, 44.5, -79.55

XYZ16.53, 10.33, 70.93

Decimal2770911

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of slate blue

#203cd2 #1c36be #1930a9 #162b95 #132580 #101f6c #0d1958 #0a1343 #070d2f #04081b

Tints of slate blue

#3e58e2 #5169e5 #657ae8 #798beb #8d9cee #a0adf1 #b4bef4 #c8cff7 #dce1fa #eff2fd

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#dfc22a Analogous#2aa2df Analogous#672adf Triadic#df2a47 Triadic#47df2a Split complementary#df672a Split complementary#a2df2a

Slate blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 81, 68, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2a47df on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

81 68 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

79 67 4 19

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Slate blue in css

Copy #2a47df straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2a47df; }
.text { color: #2a47df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a47df; }

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 #2a47df against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2a47df 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 #2a47df 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 #2a47df 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

Here is how the numbers for #2a47df are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.