Slate blue

#3948da

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

This is Slate blue, a strong blue at 234 degrees. 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 #3948da, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3948da

RGB57, 72, 218

HSL234, 69%, 54%

HSV234, 74%, 85%

CMYK74%, 67%, 0%, 15%

Lab38.84, 43.44, -75.97

XYZ16.66, 10.57, 67.49

Decimal3754202

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of slate blue

#2737d3 #2432bf #202daa #1c2795 #182281 #141c6c #101758 #0d1243 #090c2e #05071a

Tints of slate blue

#4b59dd #5e6ae1 #707be4 #828ce8 #949deb #a7adef #b9bef2 #cbcff5 #dee0f9 #f0f1fc

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#dacb39 Analogous#3998da Analogous#7a39da Triadic#da3948 Triadic#48da39 Split complementary#da7b39 Split complementary#98da39

Slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 74, 67, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3948da on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

74 67 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

72 66 4 21

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 #3948da straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3948da; }
.text { color: #3948da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3948da; }

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 #3948da against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3948da 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 #3948da 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 #3948da 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

Here is how the numbers for #3948da are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.