Slate blue

#5143da

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 #5143da, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5143da

RGB81, 67, 218

HSL246, 67%, 56%

HSV246, 69%, 85%

CMYK63%, 69%, 0%, 15%

Lab39.29, 49.13, -75.19

XYZ18.06, 10.83, 67.47

Decimal5325786

Web safe#6633cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of slate blue

#3d2ed6 #3526c4 #2f22ae #2a1e99 #241a84 #1e166f #181259 #120d44 #0d092f #07051a

Tints of slate blue

#6154dd #7166e1 #8177e4 #9188e8 #a19aeb #b1abee #c1bcf2 #d1cdf5 #e1dff9 #f1f0fc

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#ccda43 Analogous#4380da Analogous#9d43da Triadic#da5143 Triadic#43da51 Split complementary#da9d43 Split complementary#80da43

Slate blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 63, 69, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5143da on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

63 69 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

62 67 4 21

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 #5143da straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5143da; }
.text { color: #5143da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5143da; }

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 #5143da against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5143da 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 #5143da 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 #5143da 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

The figures for #5143da come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.