Slate blue

#6d50e9

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

This is Slate blue, a strong blue at 251 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Slate blue color values

Every conversion for #6d50e9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6d50e9

RGB109, 80, 233

HSL251, 78%, 61%

HSV251, 66%, 91%

CMYK53%, 66%, 0%, 9%

Lab45.46, 50.61, -73.53

XYZ23.88, 14.87, 78.7

Decimal7164137

Web safe#6666ff

Pantone2725 C

Shades of slate blue

#5837e6 #431ee3 #3b19cb #3416b2 #2c1399 #251080 #1e0d66 #170a4d #0f0734 #08031b

Tints of slate blue

#7a60eb #8870ed #9580ef #a290f1 #afa0f3 #bdaff5 #cabff7 #d7cff9 #e4dffb #f2effd

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#cce950 Analogous#5080e9 Analogous#b950e9 Triadic#e96d50 Triadic#50e96d Split complementary#e9ba50 Split complementary#80e950

Slate blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 53, 66, 0, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6d50e9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

53 66 0 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

53 65 4 15

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #6d50e9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6d50e9; }
.text { color: #6d50e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d50e9; }

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 #6d50e9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6d50e9 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 #6d50e9 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 #6d50e9 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 #6d50e9 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. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.