Slate blue

#545aee

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 vivid. 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 #545aee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#545aee

RGB84, 90, 238

HSL238, 82%, 63%

HSV238, 65%, 93%

CMYK65%, 62%, 0%, 7%

Lab46.14, 42.59, -75.31

XYZ22.74, 15.37, 82.66

Decimal5528302

Web safe#6666ff

Pantone2727 C

Shades of slate blue

#3940eb #1f27e9 #151dd5 #1319bb #1016a0 #0d1286 #0b0e6b #080b51 #050736 #03041c

Tints of slate blue

#6369f0 #7378f1 #8287f3 #9296f4 #a1a5f6 #b1b4f7 #c0c3f9 #d0d1fa #dfe0fc #efeffd

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#eee854 Analogous#54a7ee Analogous#9b54ee Triadic#ee545a Triadic#5aee54 Split complementary#ee9b54 Split complementary#a7ee54

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, 62, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #545aee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

65 62 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

64 61 4 13

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 #545aee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #545aee; }
.text { color: #545aee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545aee; }

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 #545aee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #545aee 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 #545aee 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 #545aee 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 #545aee 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.