Slate blue

#535fb5

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

Slate blue sits in the blue band, mid and soft. 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 #535fb5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#535fb5

RGB83, 95, 181

HSL233, 40%, 52%

HSV233, 54%, 71%

CMYK54%, 48%, 0%, 29%

Lab43.3, 20.47, -47.23

XYZ16.0, 13.36, 45.45

Decimal5463989

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone660 C

Shades of slate blue

#4854a8 #414c98 #3a4488 #333c77 #2c3367 #252b57 #1e2346 #171b36 #101326 #090b15

Tints of slate blue

#636ebc #737dc3 #838cca #939ad0 #a3a9d7 #b3b8de #c3c7e5 #d3d6ec #e3e5f3 #f3f3fa

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#b5a953 Analogous#5390b5 Analogous#7853b5 Triadic#b5535f Triadic#5fb553 Split complementary#b57853 Split complementary#90b553

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 54, 48, 0, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #535fb5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

54 48 0 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

54 48 4 35

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 #535fb5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #535fb5; }
.text { color: #535fb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535fb5; }

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 #535fb5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #535fb5 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 #535fb5 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 #535fb5 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 #535fb5 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.