Slate blue

#2d48ee

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Slate blue color values

Every conversion for #2d48ee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2d48ee

RGB45, 72, 238

HSL232, 85%, 55%

HSV232, 81%, 93%

CMYK81%, 70%, 0%, 7%

Lab40.19, 49.29, -85.15

XYZ18.83, 11.37, 82.09

Decimal2967790

Web safe#3333ff

Pantone2728 C

Shades of slate blue

#1634ec #112dd7 #1028c0 #0e23a8 #0c1e91 #0a1a7a #081562 #06104b #040b34 #02061c

Tints of slate blue

#4059f0 #546af1 #677bf3 #7a8bf4 #8e9cf6 #a1adf7 #b4bef9 #c8cffb #dbe0fc #eef1fe

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#eed32d Analogous#2da8ee Analogous#732dee Triadic#ee2d48 Triadic#48ee2d Split complementary#ee722d Split complementary#a9ee2d

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 81, 70, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2d48ee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

81 70 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

79 68 4 13

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 #2d48ee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2d48ee; }
.text { color: #2d48ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d48ee; }

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 #2d48ee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2d48ee 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 #2d48ee 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 #2d48ee 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 #2d48ee is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.