Slate blue

#4b44bf

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 soft. 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 #4b44bf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4b44bf

RGB75, 68, 191

HSL243, 49%, 51%

HSV243, 64%, 75%

CMYK61%, 64%, 0%, 25%

Lab36.73, 39.11, -63.74

XYZ14.37, 9.39, 50.35

Decimal4932799

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of slate blue

#433cb0 #3c369f #36318e #2f2b7d #29256c #221f5b #1c194a #161339 #0f0e28 #090817

Tints of slate blue

#5c55c5 #6c67cb #7d78d1 #8e89d7 #9f9bdd #aface3 #c0bee9 #d1cfef #e1e0f5 #f2f2fa

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#b8bf44 Analogous#447bbf Analogous#8844bf Triadic#bf4b44 Triadic#44bf4b Split complementary#bf8844 Split complementary#7bbf44

Slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 61, 64, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4b44bf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

61 64 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

60 63 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Slate blue in css

Copy #4b44bf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4b44bf; }
.text { color: #4b44bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b44bf; }

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 #4b44bf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4b44bf 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 #4b44bf 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 #4b44bf 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 #4b44bf is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.