Slate blue

#4157cd

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 231 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 #4157cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4157cd

RGB65, 87, 205

HSL231, 58%, 53%

HSV231, 68%, 80%

CMYK68%, 58%, 0%, 20%

Lab41.76, 30.55, -63.7

XYZ16.61, 12.35, 59.27

Decimal4282317

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone293 C

Shades of slate blue

#334ac3 #2e43b0 #293b9d #24348a #1f2d77 #1a2664 #151f51 #10183e #0b102b #060918

Tints of slate blue

#5367d2 #6476d6 #7686db #8795e0 #99a5e4 #abb4e9 #bcc4ed #ced3f2 #dfe3f7 #f1f3fb

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#cdb741 Analogous#419dcd Analogous#7141cd Triadic#cd4157 Triadic#57cd41 Split complementary#cd7141 Split complementary#9dcd41

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 68, 58, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4157cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

68 58 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 57 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Slate blue in css

Copy #4157cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4157cd; }
.text { color: #4157cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4157cd; }

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 #4157cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4157cd against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Slate blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #4157cd 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn slate blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #4157cd 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 #4157cd are worked out. 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.