Slate blue

#474ee2

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 237 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 #474ee2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#474ee2

RGB71, 78, 226

HSL237, 73%, 58%

HSV237, 69%, 89%

CMYK69%, 65%, 0%, 11%

Lab41.66, 44.09, -75.89

XYZ19.05, 12.28, 73.32

Decimal4673250

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone2726 C

Shades of slate blue

#3038de #2129d3 #1e25bc #1a20a5 #161c8d #131776 #0f135f #0b0e48 #080a31 #04051a

Tints of slate blue

#585ee5 #696ee7 #7a7fea #8a8fed #9b9fef #acaff2 #bdc0f5 #ced0f7 #dfe0fa #f0f0fd

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#e2db47 Analogous#479ce2 Analogous#8d47e2 Triadic#e2474e Triadic#4ee247 Split complementary#e28d47 Split complementary#9ce247

Slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 69, 65, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #474ee2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

69 65 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 64 4 17

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #474ee2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #474ee2; }
.text { color: #474ee2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474ee2; }

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 #474ee2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #474ee2 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 #474ee2 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 #474ee2 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 #474ee2 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.