Slate blue

Slate blue color values

Every conversion for #685ace, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Shades of slate blue

Tints of slate blue

Colors that go with slate blue

Slate blue in print

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #685ace on both.

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 #685ace straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #685ace; }
.text { color: #685ace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685ace; }

How slate blue looks on light and dark

Slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #685ace against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #685ace 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 #685ace sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

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 #685ace and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

How we calculate these values