Slate blue

#5f5bee

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 #5f5bee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5f5bee

RGB95, 91, 238

HSL242, 81%, 65%

HSV242, 62%, 93%

CMYK60%, 62%, 0%, 7%

Lab47.09, 43.62, -73.73

XYZ23.89, 16.09, 82.73

Decimal6249454

Web safe#6666ff

Pantone2727 C

Shades of slate blue

#4540eb #2a25e8 #1c16d9 #1814be #1511a3 #110e88 #0e0b6d #0a0852 #070637 #04031c

Tints of slate blue

#6d6af0 #7c79f1 #8a87f3 #9996f4 #a7a5f6 #b6b4f7 #c4c2f9 #d2d1fa #e1e0fc #efeffd

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#eaee5b Analogous#5ba0ee Analogous#a95bee Triadic#ee5f5b Triadic#5bee5f Split complementary#eea95b Split complementary#a0ee5b

Slate blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 60, 62, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5f5bee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

60 62 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

59 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 #5f5bee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5f5bee; }
.text { color: #5f5bee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5bee; }

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 #5f5bee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5f5bee 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 #5f5bee 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 #5f5bee 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 #5f5bee are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.