Slate blue

#554cce

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Slate blue color values

Every conversion for #554cce, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#554cce

RGB85, 76, 206

HSL244, 57%, 55%

HSV244, 63%, 81%

CMYK59%, 63%, 0%, 19%

Lab40.5, 40.75, -66.28

XYZ17.47, 11.56, 59.7

Decimal5590222

Web safe#6633cc

Pantone2726 C

Shades of slate blue

#4238c9 #3b32b6 #352ca2 #2e278e #28227b #211c67 #1b1753 #15113f #0e0c2c #080718

Tints of slate blue

#655cd3 #746dd7 #847ddc #948ee0 #a39ee5 #b3afe9 #c3bfee #d2d0f2 #e2e0f7 #f2f1fb

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#c5ce4c Analogous#4c84ce Analogous#964cce Triadic#ce554c Triadic#4cce55 Split complementary#ce964c Split complementary#84ce4c

Slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 59, 63, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #554cce on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

59 63 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

58 62 4 25

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 #554cce straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #554cce; }
.text { color: #554cce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554cce; }

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 #554cce against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #554cce 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 #554cce 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 #554cce 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 #554cce 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 uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.