Slate blue

#575fb5

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 confident. 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 #575fb5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#575fb5

RGB87, 95, 181

HSL235, 39%, 53%

HSV235, 52%, 71%

CMYK52%, 48%, 0%, 29%

Lab43.58, 21.36, -46.77

XYZ16.36, 13.55, 45.47

Decimal5726133

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone660 C

Shades of slate blue

#4b53aa #434b99 #3c4389 #353b78 #2e3368 #262b57 #1f2347 #181a36 #111226 #090a15

Tints of slate blue

#676ebc #767dc3 #868bca #959ad0 #a5a9d7 #b4b8de #c4c7e5 #d3d6ec #e3e4f3 #f3f3fa

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#b5ad57 Analogous#578eb5 Analogous#7e57b5 Triadic#b5575f Triadic#5fb557 Split complementary#b57e57 Split complementary#8eb557

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 52, 48, 0, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #575fb5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

52 48 0 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

52 48 4 35

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 #575fb5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #575fb5; }
.text { color: #575fb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575fb5; }

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 #575fb5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #575fb5 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 #575fb5 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 #575fb5 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 #575fb5 is computed, not guessed. 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.