Slate blue

#554dcf

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 strong. 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 #554dcf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#554dcf

RGB85, 77, 207

HSL244, 58%, 56%

HSV244, 63%, 81%

CMYK59%, 63%, 0%, 19%

Lab40.81, 40.47, -66.36

XYZ17.66, 11.74, 60.37

Decimal5590479

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2726 C

Shades of slate blue

#4239ca #3a32b8 #342ca4 #2d2790 #27217c #211c68 #1a1754 #141140 #0e0c2c #080618

Tints of slate blue

#655dd3 #746ed8 #847edc #948fe1 #a39fe5 #b3afea #c3c0ee #d2d0f2 #e2e1f7 #f2f1fb

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#c7cf4d Analogous#4d86cf Analogous#964dcf Triadic#cf554d Triadic#4dcf55 Split complementary#cf964d Split complementary#86cf4d

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 #554dcf 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Slate blue in css

Copy #554dcf straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #554dcf against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Slate blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #554dcf 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn slate blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #554dcf 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 #554dcf are worked out. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.