Slate blue

#3a43cd

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

Slate blue sits in the blue band, mid and strong. 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 #3a43cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3a43cd

RGB58, 67, 205

HSL236, 60%, 52%

HSV236, 72%, 80%

CMYK72%, 67%, 0%, 20%

Lab36.6, 42.11, -72.16

XYZ14.77, 9.32, 58.78

Decimal3818445

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of slate blue

#3139bf #2c34ad #272e9a #222988 #1e2375 #191e63 #141850 #10123d #0b0d2b #060718

Tints of slate blue

#4c54d2 #5f66d6 #7177db #8389e0 #959ae4 #a8ace9 #babded #cccff2 #dee0f7 #f1f1fb

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#cdc43a Analogous#3a8ccd Analogous#7b3acd Triadic#cd3a43 Triadic#43cd3a Split complementary#cd7b3a Split complementary#8ccd3a

Slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 72, 67, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3a43cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

72 67 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

70 66 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 #3a43cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3a43cd; }
.text { color: #3a43cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a43cd; }

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 #3a43cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3a43cd 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 #3a43cd 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 #3a43cd 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 #3a43cd is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.