Slate blue

#6151cd

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 confident. 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 #6151cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6151cd

RGB97, 81, 205

HSL248, 55%, 56%

HSV248, 60%, 80%

CMYK53%, 60%, 0%, 20%

Lab42.51, 39.59, -62.39

XYZ18.89, 12.83, 59.24

Decimal6377933

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2726 C

Shades of slate blue

#4f3dc7 #4534b6 #3e2fa3 #36298f #2f237b #271e67 #201853 #18123f #110d2c #090718

Tints of slate blue

#7061d2 #7e71d6 #8d81db #9b91df #aaa1e4 #b8b1e9 #c7c1ed #d5d1f2 #e4e1f6 #f2f1fb

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#bdcd51 Analogous#517fcd Analogous#9f51cd Triadic#cd6151 Triadic#51cd61 Split complementary#cd9f51 Split complementary#7fcd51

Slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 53, 60, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6151cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

53 60 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

53 59 4 26

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 #6151cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6151cd; }
.text { color: #6151cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6151cd; }

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 #6151cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6151cd 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 #6151cd 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 #6151cd 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 #6151cd come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.