Slate blue

#4f4bbf

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 242 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 #4f4bbf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4f4bbf

RGB79, 75, 191

HSL242, 48%, 52%

HSV242, 61%, 75%

CMYK59%, 61%, 0%, 25%

Lab38.65, 35.51, -60.6

XYZ15.14, 10.46, 50.51

Decimal5196735

Web safe#6633cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of slate blue

#4440b3 #3d39a1 #363390 #302d7f #29276d #23215c #1c1b4b #161439 #0f0e28 #090817

Tints of slate blue

#5f5cc5 #706ccb #807dd1 #908ed7 #a19edd #b1afe3 #c1c0e9 #d1d0ee #e2e1f4 #f2f2fa

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#bbbf4b Analogous#4b81bf Analogous#894bbf Triadic#bf4f4b Triadic#4bbf4f Split complementary#bf894b Split complementary#81bf4b

Slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 59, 61, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4f4bbf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

59 61 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

58 60 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Slate blue in css

Copy #4f4bbf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4f4bbf; }
.text { color: #4f4bbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4bbf; }

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 #4f4bbf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4f4bbf 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 #4f4bbf 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 #4f4bbf 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 #4f4bbf are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.