Slate blue

#574dcd

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for slate blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Slate blue, a strong blue at 245 degrees. 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 #574dcd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#574dcd

RGB87, 77, 205

HSL245, 56%, 55%

HSV245, 62%, 80%

CMYK58%, 62%, 0%, 20%

Lab40.8, 40.17, -65.21

XYZ17.6, 11.74, 59.1

Decimal5721549

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2726 C

Shades of slate blue

#4439c7 #3d33b5 #362da1 #30288e #29227a #231d66 #1c1753 #15123f #0f0c2c #080718

Tints of slate blue

#665dd2 #766ed6 #857edb #958fdf #a49fe4 #b4afe9 #c3c0ed #d3d0f2 #e2e1f6 #f2f1fb

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#c3cd4d Analogous#4d83cd Analogous#974dcd Triadic#cd574d Triadic#4dcd57 Split complementary#cd974d Split complementary#83cd4d

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 58, 62, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #574dcd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

58 62 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

57 61 4 26

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 #574dcd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #574dcd; }
.text { color: #574dcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574dcd; }

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 #574dcd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #574dcd 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 #574dcd 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 #574dcd 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 #574dcd 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.