Slate blue

#714abb

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 balanced cast. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Slate blue color values

Every conversion for #714abb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#714abb

RGB113, 74, 187

HSL261, 45%, 51%

HSV261, 60%, 73%

CMYK40%, 60%, 0%, 27%

Lab41.21, 41.75, -53.97

XYZ18.23, 12.0, 48.37

Decimal7424699

Web safe#6633cc

Pantone2725 C

Shades of slate blue

#6641ad #5c3b9c #52348b #492e7b #3f286a #352259 #2b1b48 #211538 #170f27 #0d0816

Tints of slate blue

#7e5bc1 #8b6cc8 #997cce #a68dd4 #b39edb #c0afe1 #cdc0e7 #dad0ee #e8e1f4 #f5f2fa

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#94bb4a Analogous#4a5bbb Analogous#aa4abb Triadic#bb714a Triadic#4abb71 Split complementary#bbaa4a Split complementary#5bbb4a

Slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 40, 60, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #714abb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

40 60 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

41 59 4 33

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 #714abb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #714abb; }
.text { color: #714abb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #714abb; }

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 #714abb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #714abb 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 #714abb 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 #714abb 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 #714abb 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. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.