Slate blue

#5b56fc

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

This is Slate blue, a vivid blue at 242 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Slate blue color values

Every conversion for #5b56fc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5b56fc

RGB91, 86, 252

HSL242, 97%, 66%

HSV242, 66%, 99%

CMYK64%, 66%, 0%, 1%

Lab46.85, 50.35, -81.96

XYZ25.21, 15.91, 93.84

Decimal5986044

Web safe#6666ff

Pantone2726 C

Shades of slate blue

#3e38fb #201afb #0b04f1 #0a04d3 #0903b5 #070397 #060279 #04025a #03013c #01011e

Tints of slate blue

#6a65fc #7874fd #8783fd #9693fd #a4a2fd #b3b1fe #c2c0fe #d1cffe #dfdefe #eeedff

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#f7fc56 Analogous#56a4fc Analogous#ae56fc Triadic#fc5b56 Triadic#56fc5b Split complementary#fcae56 Split complementary#a4fc56

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 64, 66, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5b56fc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

64 66 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

63 65 4 7

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 #5b56fc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5b56fc; }
.text { color: #5b56fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b56fc; }

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 #5b56fc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5b56fc 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 #5b56fc 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 #5b56fc 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 #5b56fc is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.