Slate blue

#565da1

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

Slate blue color values

Every conversion for #565da1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#565da1

RGB86, 93, 161

HSL234, 30%, 48%

HSV234, 47%, 63%

CMYK47%, 42%, 0%, 37%

Lab41.81, 16.02, -37.79

XYZ14.19, 12.38, 35.36

Decimal5660065

Web safe#666699

Pantone660 C

Shades of slate blue

#4e5593 #474d85 #3f4577 #383c69 #30345a #292c4c #21243e #1a1c30 #121422 #0b0c14

Tints of slate blue

#646aac #747ab5 #8489bd #9398c6 #a3a7ce #b3b7d7 #c3c6df #d3d5e8 #e3e5f0 #f3f4f9

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#a19a56 Analogous#5683a1 Analogous#7456a1 Triadic#a1565d Triadic#5da156 Split complementary#a17456 Split complementary#83a156

Slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 47, 42, 0, 37.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #565da1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

47 42 0 37

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

47 43 4 43

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 #565da1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #565da1; }
.text { color: #565da1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565da1; }

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 #565da1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #565da1 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 #565da1 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 #565da1 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

Every value on this page for #565da1 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.