Slate blue

#3953bd

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 228 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 #3953bd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3953bd

RGB57, 83, 189

HSL228, 54%, 48%

HSV228, 70%, 74%

CMYK70%, 56%, 0%, 26%

Lab39.12, 26.25, -58.72

XYZ13.97, 10.73, 49.48

Decimal3756989

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone293 C

Shades of slate blue

#344cac #2f449c #2a3d8b #25367b #202f6a #1b275a #162049 #111939 #0c1228 #070a18

Tints of slate blue

#4760c8 #5a71cd #6d81d3 #8091d9 #93a2de #a6b2e4 #b9c2ea #cbd3ef #dee3f5 #f1f3fb

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#bda339 Analogous#3995bd Analogous#6139bd Triadic#bd3953 Triadic#53bd39 Split complementary#bd6139 Split complementary#95bd39

Slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 70, 56, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3953bd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

70 56 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

68 56 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 #3953bd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3953bd; }
.text { color: #3953bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3953bd; }

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 #3953bd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3953bd 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 #3953bd 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 #3953bd 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 #3953bd are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.