Slate blue

#545ebd

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

Hex#545ebd

RGB84, 94, 189

HSL234, 44%, 54%

HSV234, 56%, 74%

CMYK56%, 50%, 0%, 26%

Lab43.6, 23.95, -51.41

XYZ16.84, 13.56, 49.87

Decimal5529277

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2727 C

Shades of slate blue

#4550b3 #3f48a2 #384091 #31387f #2a316e #24295c #1d214b #161939 #0f1228 #090a16

Tints of slate blue

#646dc3 #747cc9 #838bcf #939ad5 #a3a8dc #b3b7e2 #c3c6e8 #d2d5ee #e2e4f4 #f2f3fa

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#bdb354 Analogous#5492bd Analogous#7f54bd Triadic#bd545e Triadic#5ebd54 Split complementary#bd7f54 Split complementary#92bd54

Slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 56, 50, 0, 26.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

56 50 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

56 50 4 32

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 #545ebd straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #545ebd 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 #545ebd 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 #545ebd 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 #545ebd 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.