Slate blue

#3a4dcd

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 232 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 #3a4dcd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3a4dcd

RGB58, 77, 205

HSL232, 60%, 52%

HSV232, 72%, 80%

CMYK72%, 62%, 0%, 20%

Lab38.92, 35.95, -68.35

XYZ15.42, 10.62, 58.99

Decimal3821005

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of slate blue

#3143bf #2c3cad #27369a #223088 #1e2975 #192363 #141c50 #10163d #0b0f2b #060918

Tints of slate blue

#4c5ed2 #5f6ed6 #717fdb #838fe0 #95a0e4 #a8b0e9 #bac1ed #ccd1f2 #dee2f7 #f1f2fb

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#cdba3a Analogous#3a97cd Analogous#703acd Triadic#cd3a4d Triadic#4dcd3a Split complementary#cd713a Split complementary#97cd3a

Slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 72, 62, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3a4dcd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

72 62 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

70 61 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 #3a4dcd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3a4dcd; }
.text { color: #3a4dcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a4dcd; }

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 #3a4dcd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3a4dcd 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 #3a4dcd 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 #3a4dcd 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 #3a4dcd 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.