Slate blue

#595bed

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 #595bed, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#595bed

RGB89, 91, 237

HSL239, 80%, 64%

HSV239, 62%, 93%

CMYK62%, 62%, 0%, 7%

Lab46.61, 42.39, -73.97

XYZ23.15, 15.72, 81.94

Decimal5856237

Web safe#6666ff

Pantone2727 C

Shades of slate blue

#3e41ea #2426e7 #171ad6 #1417bc #1113a1 #0f1086 #0c0d6c #090a51 #060736 #03031c

Tints of slate blue

#686aef #7779f0 #8687f2 #9596f4 #a4a5f5 #b3b4f7 #c2c3f8 #d1d1fa #e0e0fc #efeffd

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#edeb59 Analogous#59a5ed Analogous#a159ed Triadic#ed595b Triadic#5bed59 Split complementary#eda159 Split complementary#a5ed59

Slate blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 62, 62, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #595bed on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

62 62 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

61 61 4 13

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #595bed straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #595bed; }
.text { color: #595bed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595bed; }

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 #595bed against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #595bed 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 #595bed 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 #595bed 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

Here is how the numbers for #595bed are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.