Slate blue

#3044ca

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

Slate blue sits in the blue band, mid and strong. 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 #3044ca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3044ca

RGB48, 68, 202

HSL232, 62%, 49%

HSV232, 76%, 79%

CMYK76%, 66%, 0%, 21%

Lab36.04, 39.43, -71.36

XYZ13.95, 9.03, 56.88

Decimal3163338

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of slate blue

#2c3eb8 #2838a7 #233295 #1f2c83 #1b2671 #172060 #131a4e #0e143c #0a0e2a #060819

Tints of slate blue

#4053d2 #5465d6 #6877db #7b88e0 #8f9ae4 #a2abe9 #b6bdee #c9cff2 #dde0f7 #f1f2fc

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#cab630 Analogous#3091ca Analogous#6930ca Triadic#ca3044 Triadic#44ca30 Split complementary#ca6930 Split complementary#91ca30

Slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 76, 66, 0, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3044ca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

76 66 0 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

74 65 4 27

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 #3044ca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3044ca; }
.text { color: #3044ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3044ca; }

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 #3044ca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3044ca 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 #3044ca 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 #3044ca 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 #3044ca come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.