Slate blue

#6b60ab

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

This is Slate blue, a soft blue at 249 degrees. 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 #6b60ab, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6b60ab

RGB107, 96, 171

HSL249, 31%, 52%

HSV249, 44%, 67%

CMYK37%, 44%, 0%, 33%

Lab44.85, 22.71, -38.79

XYZ17.6, 14.43, 40.39

Decimal7037099

Web safe#666699

Pantone660 C

Shades of slate blue

#5f549f #564c90 #4d4480 #433c71 #3a3361 #312b52 #282342 #1e1b33 #151323 #0c0b14

Tints of slate blue

#796fb3 #867dbb #948cc2 #a29bca #b0aad2 #bdb8da #cbc7e1 #d9d6e9 #e6e5f1 #f4f3f9

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#a0ab60 Analogous#607bab Analogous#9060ab Triadic#ab6b60 Triadic#60ab6b Split complementary#ab9160 Split complementary#7aab60

Slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 37, 44, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6b60ab on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

37 44 0 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

38 44 4 39

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 #6b60ab straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6b60ab; }
.text { color: #6b60ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b60ab; }

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 #6b60ab against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6b60ab 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 #6b60ab 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 #6b60ab 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

Here is how the numbers for #6b60ab are worked out. 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.