Slate blue

#6049be

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 252 degrees. 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 #6049be, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6049be

RGB96, 73, 190

HSL252, 47%, 52%

HSV252, 62%, 75%

CMYK49%, 62%, 0%, 25%

Lab39.53, 39.58, -58.52

XYZ16.5, 10.97, 49.96

Decimal6310334

Web safe#6633cc

Pantone2726 C

Shades of slate blue

#553fb1 #4d39a0 #45338e #3d2d7d #34276c #2c215b #241a4a #1b1439 #130e28 #0b0817

Tints of slate blue

#6f5ac4 #7e6bca #8c7cd0 #9b8dd6 #aa9ddc #b9aee2 #c7bfe8 #d6d0ee #e5e1f4 #f4f2fa

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#a7be49 Analogous#496cbe Analogous#9b49be Triadic#be6049 Triadic#49be60 Split complementary#be9b49 Split complementary#6cbe49

Slate blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 49, 62, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6049be on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

49 62 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

49 61 4 31

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 #6049be straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6049be; }
.text { color: #6049be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6049be; }

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 #6049be against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6049be 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 #6049be 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 #6049be 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 #6049be are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.