Slate blue

#565ea8

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 #565ea8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#565ea8

RGB86, 94, 168

HSL234, 32%, 50%

HSV234, 49%, 66%

CMYK49%, 44%, 0%, 34%

Lab42.48, 17.59, -40.89

XYZ14.91, 12.81, 38.73

Decimal5660328

Web safe#666699

Pantone660 C

Shades of slate blue

#4e5699 #474d8a #3f457c #383d6d #30355e #292c4f #212441 #191c32 #121423 #0a0b14

Tints of slate blue

#656db0 #757cb8 #858bc1 #959ac9 #a4a9d1 #b4b8d9 #c4c7e1 #d4d6e9 #e3e5f1 #f3f4f9

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#a8a056 Analogous#5687a8 Analogous#7756a8 Triadic#a8565e Triadic#5ea856 Split complementary#a87756 Split complementary#87a856

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 49, 44, 0, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #565ea8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

49 44 0 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

49 44 4 40

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 #565ea8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #565ea8; }
.text { color: #565ea8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565ea8; }

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 #565ea8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #565ea8 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 #565ea8 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 #565ea8 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 #565ea8 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.