Slate blue

#334dcc

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 balanced. 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 #334dcc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#334dcc

RGB51, 77, 204

HSL230, 60%, 50%

HSV230, 75%, 80%

CMYK75%, 62%, 0%, 20%

Lab38.5, 34.79, -68.48

XYZ14.92, 10.37, 58.34

Decimal3362252

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of slate blue

#2f46ba #2a3fa8 #263996 #213284 #1d2b72 #182460 #141e4e #0f173c #0b102a #060918

Tints of slate blue

#465ed1 #596ed5 #6c7fda #7f8fdf #92a0e4 #a5b0e8 #b8c1ed #cbd1f2 #dee2f7 #f1f3fb

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#ccb233 Analogous#339acc Analogous#6533cc Triadic#cc334d Triadic#4dcc33 Split complementary#cc6633 Split complementary#9acc33

Slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 75, 62, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #334dcc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

75 62 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

73 61 4 26

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 #334dcc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #334dcc; }
.text { color: #334dcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #334dcc; }

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 #334dcc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #334dcc 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 #334dcc 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 #334dcc 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 #334dcc 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. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.