Slate blue

#5044e4

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

This is Slate blue, a strong blue at 244 degrees. 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 #5044e4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5044e4

RGB80, 68, 228

HSL245, 75%, 58%

HSV245, 70%, 89%

CMYK65%, 70%, 0%, 11%

Lab40.31, 51.55, -79.21

XYZ19.38, 11.44, 74.59

Decimal5260516

Web safe#6633cc

Pantone2726 C

Shades of slate blue

#3a2de1 #2c1fd4 #271bbd #2318a6 #1e158f #191178 #140e60 #0f0b49 #0a0732 #06041b

Tints of slate blue

#6055e6 #7066e9 #8077eb #9089ee #a09af0 #b0abf3 #c0bcf5 #d0cdf8 #e0defa #f0effd

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#d8e444 Analogous#4488e4 Analogous#a044e4 Triadic#e45044 Triadic#44e450 Split complementary#e4a044 Split complementary#88e444

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 65, 70, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5044e4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

65 70 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

64 68 4 17

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

Slate blue in css

Copy #5044e4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5044e4; }
.text { color: #5044e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5044e4; }

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 #5044e4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5044e4 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 #5044e4 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 #5044e4 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 #5044e4 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.