Slate blue

#5d64a7

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

This is Slate blue, a soft blue at 234 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 #5d64a7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5d64a7

RGB93, 100, 167

HSL234, 30%, 51%

HSV234, 44%, 65%

CMYK44%, 40%, 0%, 35%

Lab44.56, 15.3, -36.96

XYZ16.05, 14.23, 38.46

Decimal6120615

Web safe#666699

Pantone660 C

Shades of slate blue

#535a9a #4b518b #43497c #3b406d #33375e #2b2e4f #232640 #1b1d32 #131423 #0b0c14

Tints of slate blue

#6c72af #7b81b7 #8a8fc0 #999ec8 #a8acd0 #b7bad8 #c6c9e0 #d5d7e8 #e4e6f1 #f3f4f9

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#a7a05d Analogous#5d89a7 Analogous#7b5da7 Triadic#a75d64 Triadic#64a75d Split complementary#a77b5d Split complementary#89a75d

Slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 44, 40, 0, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5d64a7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

44 40 0 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

44 41 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Slate blue in css

Copy #5d64a7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5d64a7; }
.text { color: #5d64a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d64a7; }

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 #5d64a7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5d64a7 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Slate blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #5d64a7 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn slate blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #5d64a7 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 #5d64a7 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.