Slate blue

#6055b0

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Slate blue color values

Every conversion for #6055b0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6055b0

RGB96, 85, 176

HSL247, 37%, 51%

HSV247, 52%, 69%

CMYK45%, 52%, 0%, 31%

Lab41.4, 28.12, -47.28

XYZ15.91, 12.12, 42.57

Decimal6313392

Web safe#666699

Pantone2726 C

Shades of slate blue

#564ba2 #4e4493 #453d83 #3d3673 #352e64 #2c2754 #242044 #1c1834 #131125 #0b0a15

Tints of slate blue

#6f65b7 #7e75bf #8c84c6 #9b94cd #aaa4d5 #b9b4dc #c7c3e3 #d6d3eb #e5e3f2 #f4f3f9

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#a5b055 Analogous#5577b0 Analogous#8e55b0 Triadic#b06055 Triadic#55b060 Split complementary#b08e55 Split complementary#77b055

Slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 45, 52, 0, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6055b0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

45 52 0 31

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

45 52 4 37

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 #6055b0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6055b0; }
.text { color: #6055b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6055b0; }

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 #6055b0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6055b0 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 #6055b0 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 #6055b0 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

The figures for #6055b0 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.