Slate blue

#595ea6

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 balanced. 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 #595ea6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#595ea6

RGB89, 94, 166

HSL236, 30%, 50%

HSV236, 46%, 65%

CMYK46%, 43%, 0%, 35%

Lab42.59, 17.71, -39.52

XYZ15.01, 12.88, 37.77

Decimal5856934

Web safe#666699

Pantone660 C

Shades of slate blue

#515697 #494d89 #42457a #3a3d6c #32355d #2a2c4e #222440 #1a1c31 #131423 #0b0b14

Tints of slate blue

#686dae #787cb7 #878bbf #979ac7 #a6a9cf #b6b8d8 #c5c7e0 #d5d6e8 #e4e5f0 #f3f4f9

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#a6a159 Analogous#5984a6 Analogous#7a59a6 Triadic#a6595e Triadic#5ea659 Split complementary#a67a59 Split complementary#85a659

Slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 46, 43, 0, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #595ea6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

46 43 0 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

46 44 4 41

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 #595ea6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #595ea6; }
.text { color: #595ea6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595ea6; }

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 #595ea6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #595ea6 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 #595ea6 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 #595ea6 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 #595ea6 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.