Slate blue

#495c98

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 226 degrees. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Slate blue color values

Every conversion for #495c98, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#495c98

RGB73, 92, 152

HSL226, 35%, 44%

HSV226, 52%, 60%

CMYK52%, 39%, 0%, 40%

Lab40.14, 10.51, -35.12

XYZ12.24, 11.34, 31.25

Decimal4807832

Web safe#336699

Pantone660 C

Shades of slate blue

#43548b #3c4c7e #364471 #303c63 #293456 #232c49 #1d243c #171c2f #101422 #0a0d15

Tints of slate blue

#5267aa #6376b4 #7586bd #8796c5 #99a5ce #abb5d7 #bdc5df #cfd5e8 #e1e5f1 #f3f4f9

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#988549 Analogous#498498 Analogous#5d4998 Triadic#98495c Triadic#5c9849 Split complementary#985d49 Split complementary#849849

Slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 52, 39, 0, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #495c98 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

52 39 0 40

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

52 40 4 46

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 #495c98 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #495c98; }
.text { color: #495c98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495c98; }

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 #495c98 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #495c98 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 #495c98 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 #495c98 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

Every value on this page for #495c98 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.