Slate blue

#484eee

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 vivid. 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 #484eee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#484eee

RGB72, 78, 238

HSL238, 83%, 61%

HSV238, 70%, 93%

CMYK70%, 67%, 0%, 7%

Lab42.76, 48.16, -80.87

XYZ20.83, 13.0, 82.3

Decimal4738798

Web safe#3366ff

Pantone2726 C

Shades of slate blue

#2e35ec #161de9 #131acf #1117b5 #0e149c #0c1082 #0a0d69 #070a4f #050736 #03041c

Tints of slate blue

#595ef0 #696ef1 #7a7ef3 #8b8ef4 #9b9ff6 #acaff7 #bdbff9 #cdcffa #dedffc #efeffd

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#eee848 Analogous#48a1ee Analogous#9548ee Triadic#ee484e Triadic#4eee48 Split complementary#ee9548 Split complementary#a1ee48

Slate blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 70, 67, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #484eee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

70 67 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

68 66 4 13

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 #484eee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #484eee; }
.text { color: #484eee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #484eee; }

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 #484eee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #484eee 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 #484eee 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 #484eee 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

The figures for #484eee come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.