Slate blue

#2d45db

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 grounded. 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 #2d45db, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2d45db
RGB45, 69, 219
HSL232, 71%, 52%
HSV232, 79%, 86%
CMYK79%, 68%, 0%, 14%
Lab37.71, 44.53, -78.42
XYZ16.0, 9.93, 68.09
Decimal2967003
Web safe#3333cc
Pantone2728 C
Pantone2728 CHex#2d45dbRgb45 69 219Cmyk79 68 0 14Lab38 45 -78Darker#121e67Deep#1c2fa4Lighter#707fdf

Shades of slate blue

Tints of slate blue

Colors that go with slate blue

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 79, 68, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2d45db on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
79 68 0 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
77 67 4 20
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Slate blue in css

Copy #2d45db straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2d45db; }
.text { color: #2d45db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d45db; }

How slate blue looks on light and dark

Slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #2d45db against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
7.03:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.99:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2d45db 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 #2d45db sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #2d45db and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #2d45db come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.