Slate blue

#685dbf

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

Slate blue sits in the blue band, mid and soft. 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 #685dbf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#685dbf

RGB104, 93, 191

HSL247, 43%, 56%

HSV247, 51%, 75%

CMYK46%, 51%, 0%, 25%

Lab44.99, 29.61, -50.26

XYZ19.03, 14.53, 51.09

Decimal6839743

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2726 C

Shades of slate blue

#574bb8 #4d42a7 #453b95 #3d3483 #342d71 #2c255f #231e4c #1b173a #131028 #0a0916

Tints of slate blue

#766cc5 #847bcb #928ad1 #a099d7 #aea8dc #bbb7e2 #c9c5e8 #d7d4ee #e5e3f4 #f3f2fa

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#b4bf5d Analogous#5d83bf Analogous#995dbf Triadic#bf685d Triadic#5dbf68 Split complementary#bf995d Split complementary#83bf5d

Slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 46, 51, 0, 25.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

46 51 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

46 51 4 31

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Slate blue in css

Copy #685dbf straight into your stylesheet.

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

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 #685dbf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #685dbf against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Slate blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #685dbf 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn slate blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #685dbf 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 #685dbf 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.