Slate blue

#616ca6

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

This is Slate blue, a muted blue at 230 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 #616ca6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#616ca6

RGB97, 108, 166

HSL230, 28%, 52%

HSV230, 42%, 65%

CMYK42%, 35%, 0%, 35%

Lab47.0, 11.12, -32.51

XYZ17.18, 16.02, 38.26

Decimal6384806

Web safe#666699

Pantone660 C

Shades of slate blue

#566199 #4e588b #464e7c #3d456d #353b5e #2d324f #242940 #1c1f31 #131622 #0b0c14

Tints of slate blue

#707aae #7e87b7 #8d95bf #9ca3c7 #aab0cf #b9bed8 #c8cbe0 #d6d9e8 #e5e7f0 #f4f4f9

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#a69b61 Analogous#618ea6 Analogous#7961a6 Triadic#a6616c Triadic#6ca661 Split complementary#a67961 Split complementary#8ea661

Slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 42, 35, 0, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #616ca6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

42 35 0 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

43 36 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Slate blue in css

Copy #616ca6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #616ca6; }
.text { color: #616ca6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616ca6; }

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 #616ca6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #616ca6 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 #616ca6 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 #616ca6 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 #616ca6 is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.