Slate blue

#6d47bf

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

Slate blue is a mid purple with a grounded cast. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Slate blue color values

Every conversion for #6d47bf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6d47bf
RGB109, 71, 191
HSL259, 48%, 51%
HSV259, 63%, 75%
CMYK43%, 63%, 0%, 25%
Lab40.44, 43.66, -57.57
XYZ17.96, 11.52, 50.57
Decimal7161791
Web safe#6633cc
Pantone2725 C
Pantone2725 CHex#6d47bfRgb109 71 191Cmyk43 63 0 25Lab40 44 -58Darker#311f58Deep#4e318dLighter#9980cd

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Slate blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 43, 63, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6d47bf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
43 63 0 25
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
44 62 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Slate blue in css

Copy #6d47bf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6d47bf; }
.text { color: #6d47bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d47bf; }

How slate blue looks on light and dark

Slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #6d47bf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
6.36:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.30:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6d47bf 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 #6d47bf sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #6d47bf and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from slate blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #6d47bf 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.