Slate blue

#4d49db

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Slate blue color values

Every conversion for #4d49db, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4d49db

RGB77, 73, 219

HSL242, 67%, 57%

HSV242, 67%, 86%

CMYK65%, 67%, 0%, 14%

Lab40.34, 45.5, -74.04

XYZ18.23, 11.46, 68.27

Decimal5065179

Web safe#6633cc

Pantone2726 C

Shades of slate blue

#3833d7 #2c28c8 #2723b2 #221f9c #1e1b87 #191671 #14125b #0f0e45 #0a092f #06051a

Tints of slate blue

#5d5ade #6e6ae2 #7e7be5 #8e8ce8 #9f9dec #afadef #bfbef2 #d0cff5 #e0dff9 #f0f0fc

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#d7db49 Analogous#498edb Analogous#9649db Triadic#db4d49 Triadic#49db4d Split complementary#db9649 Split complementary#8edb49

Slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 65, 67, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4d49db on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

65 67 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

64 66 4 20

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 #4d49db straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4d49db; }
.text { color: #4d49db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d49db; }

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 #4d49db against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4d49db 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 #4d49db 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 #4d49db 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 #4d49db are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.