Slate blue

#4859bf

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

This is Slate blue, a soft 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 #4859bf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4859bf

RGB72, 89, 191

HSL231, 48%, 52%

HSV231, 62%, 75%

CMYK62%, 53%, 0%, 25%

Lab41.66, 25.49, -55.74

XYZ15.65, 12.28, 50.84

Decimal4741567

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone660 C

Shades of slate blue

#3e4fb2 #3847a0 #323f8f #2c387e #26306d #20295c #1a214a #141939 #0e1228 #080a17

Tints of slate blue

#5968c5 #6a78cb #7b87d1 #8c97d7 #9da6dd #aeb5e3 #bfc5e9 #d0d4ee #e1e4f4 #f2f3fa

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#bfae48 Analogous#4894bf Analogous#7248bf Triadic#bf4859 Triadic#59bf48 Split complementary#bf7348 Split complementary#94bf48

Slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 62, 53, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4859bf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

62 53 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

61 53 4 31

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 #4859bf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4859bf; }
.text { color: #4859bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4859bf; }

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 #4859bf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4859bf 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 #4859bf 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 #4859bf 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 #4859bf are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.