Slate blue

#394bcc

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 233 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 #394bcc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#394bcc

RGB57, 75, 204

HSL233, 59%, 51%

HSV233, 72%, 80%

CMYK72%, 63%, 0%, 20%

Lab38.31, 36.73, -68.78

XYZ15.1, 10.26, 58.31

Decimal3754956

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of slate blue

#3142bd #2c3cab #273599 #232f86 #1e2874 #192262 #141c4f #10153d #0b0f2b #060818

Tints of slate blue

#4b5cd1 #5e6cd5 #707dda #838edf #959fe4 #a7afe8 #bac0ed #ccd1f2 #dee1f7 #f1f2fb

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#ccba39 Analogous#3995cc Analogous#7039cc Triadic#cc394b Triadic#4bcc39 Split complementary#cc7039 Split complementary#95cc39

Slate blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 72, 63, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #394bcc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

72 63 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

70 62 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 #394bcc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #394bcc; }
.text { color: #394bcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394bcc; }

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 #394bcc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #394bcc 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 #394bcc 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 #394bcc 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 #394bcc are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.