Slate blue

#7269ae

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Slate blue color values

Every conversion for #7269ae, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7269ae

RGB114, 105, 174

HSL248, 30%, 55%

HSV248, 40%, 68%

CMYK34%, 40%, 0%, 32%

Lab47.93, 20.01, -35.65

XYZ19.63, 16.74, 42.24

Decimal7498158

Web safe#666699

Pantone660 C

Shades of slate blue

#6359a5 #595095 #504885 #463f75 #3c3665 #332e54 #292544 #1f1c34 #161324 #0c0b14

Tints of slate blue

#7f77b5 #8c85bd #9993c4 #a6a0cc #b3aed3 #c0bcdb #cdcae2 #dad8ea #e7e6f1 #f4f3f9

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#a5ae69 Analogous#6983ae Analogous#9569ae Triadic#ae7269 Triadic#69ae72 Split complementary#ae9569 Split complementary#83ae69

Slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 34, 40, 0, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7269ae on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

34 40 0 32

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

35 41 4 38

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 #7269ae straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7269ae; }
.text { color: #7269ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7269ae; }

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 #7269ae against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7269ae 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 #7269ae 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 #7269ae 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 #7269ae are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.