Slate blue

#4b4be7

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

Slate blue is a mid blue that reads confident. 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 #4b4be7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4b4be7

RGB75, 75, 231

HSL240, 76%, 60%

HSV240, 68%, 91%

CMYK68%, 68%, 0%, 9%

Lab41.69, 47.96, -78.67

XYZ19.84, 12.3, 76.93

Decimal4934631

Web safe#3333ff

Pantone2726 C

Shades of slate blue

#3333e4 #1e1edd #1a1ac5 #1717ad #141494 #11117c #0d0d64 #0a0a4c #070733 #04041b

Tints of slate blue

#5b5be9 #6c6ceb #7c7cee #8d8df0 #9d9df2 #aeaef4 #bebef6 #cecef9 #dfdffb #efeffd

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#e7e74b Analogous#4b99e7 Analogous#994be7 Triadic#e74b4b Triadic#4be74b Split complementary#e7994b Split complementary#99e74b

Slate blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 68, 68, 0, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4b4be7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

68 68 0 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 67 4 15

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

Slate blue in css

Copy #4b4be7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4b4be7; }
.text { color: #4b4be7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4be7; }

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 #4b4be7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4b4be7 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 #4b4be7 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 #4b4be7 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 #4b4be7 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.