Slate blue

#555eae

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Slate blue color values

Every conversion for #555eae, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#555eae
RGB85, 94, 174
HSL234, 35%, 51%
HSV234, 51%, 68%
CMYK51%, 46%, 0%, 32%
Lab42.75, 19.27, -43.99
XYZ15.39, 12.99, 41.74
Decimal5594798
Web safe#666699
Pantone660 C
Pantone660 CHex#555eaeRgb85 94 174Cmyk51 46 0 32Lab43 19 -44Darker#252a4fDeep#3d437fLighter#898ec2

Shades of slate blue

Tints of slate blue

Colors that go with slate blue

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 51, 46, 0, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #555eae on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
51 46 0 32
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
51 46 4 38
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 #555eae straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #555eae; }
.text { color: #555eae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555eae; }

How slate blue looks on light and dark

Slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #555eae against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.84:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.60:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #555eae 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 #555eae sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #555eae and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from slate blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #555eae is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.