Slate blue

#384bbc

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

This is Slate blue, a soft blue at 231 degrees. 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 #384bbc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#384bbc

RGB56, 75, 188

HSL231, 54%, 48%

HSV231, 70%, 74%

CMYK70%, 60%, 0%, 26%

Lab36.94, 30.91, -61.7

XYZ13.22, 9.5, 48.71

Decimal3689404

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of slate blue

#3344ac #2e3e9b #29378b #24317a #202a6a #1b2459 #161d49 #111738 #0c1028 #070918

Tints of slate blue

#4558c8 #5869cd #6b7ad3 #7f8cd9 #929dde #a5aee4 #b8bfea #cbd0f0 #dee1f5 #f1f3fb

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#bca938 Analogous#388dbc Analogous#6738bc Triadic#bc384b Triadic#4bbc38 Split complementary#bc6738 Split complementary#8dbc38

Slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 70, 60, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #384bbc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

70 60 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

68 59 4 32

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 #384bbc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #384bbc; }
.text { color: #384bbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384bbc; }

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 #384bbc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #384bbc 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 #384bbc 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 #384bbc 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 #384bbc is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.