Slate blue

#654fd9

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 #654fd9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#654fd9

RGB101, 79, 217

HSL250, 64%, 58%

HSV250, 64%, 85%

CMYK53%, 64%, 0%, 15%

Lab43.31, 45.1, -67.96

XYZ20.69, 13.37, 67.14

Decimal6639577

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2726 C

Shades of slate blue

#5239d4 #442bc8 #3d26b2 #35229c #2e1d86 #261870 #1f145b #170f45 #100a2f #090519

Tints of slate blue

#735fdc #816fe0 #8f7fe3 #9d90e7 #aca0ea #bab0ee #c8c0f1 #d6d0f5 #e4e0f8 #f2f0fc

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#c3d94f Analogous#4f7ed9 Analogous#aa4fd9 Triadic#d9654f Triadic#4fd965 Split complementary#d9aa4f Split complementary#7ed94f

Slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 53, 64, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #654fd9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

53 64 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

53 63 4 21

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 #654fd9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #654fd9; }
.text { color: #654fd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #654fd9; }

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 #654fd9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #654fd9 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 #654fd9 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 #654fd9 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 #654fd9 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.