Slate blue

#4c5bb9

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 232 degrees. 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 #4c5bb9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4c5bb9

RGB76, 91, 185

HSL232, 44%, 51%

HSV232, 59%, 73%

CMYK59%, 51%, 0%, 27%

Lab42.03, 22.9, -51.63

XYZ15.48, 12.52, 47.5

Decimal5004217

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone660 C

Shades of slate blue

#4351ab #3c499b #36428a #2f3a79 #293269 #232a58 #1c2248 #161a37 #0f1227 #090a16

Tints of slate blue

#5d6abf #6d79c6 #7e89cc #8e98d3 #9fa7d9 #b0b6e0 #c0c6e6 #d1d5ed #e2e4f3 #f2f3fa

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#b9aa4c Analogous#4c92b9 Analogous#734cb9 Triadic#b94c5b Triadic#5bb94c Split complementary#b9734c Split complementary#92b94c

Slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 59, 51, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4c5bb9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

59 51 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

58 51 4 33

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 #4c5bb9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4c5bb9; }
.text { color: #4c5bb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c5bb9; }

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 #4c5bb9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4c5bb9 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 #4c5bb9 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 #4c5bb9 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 #4c5bb9 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.