Slate blue

#74619c

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

This is Slate blue, a muted purple at 259 degrees. 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 #74619c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#74619c

RGB116, 97, 156

HSL259, 23%, 50%

HSV259, 38%, 61%

CMYK26%, 38%, 0%, 39%

Lab45.17, 20.67, -29.37

XYZ17.48, 14.66, 33.36

Decimal7627164

Web safe#666699

Pantone667 C

Shades of slate blue

#6a588e #605081 #554773 #4b3f65 #413657 #372e4a #2d253c #221d2e #181421 #0e0c13

Tints of slate blue

#816fa6 #8e7eaf #9b8db8 #a89cc1 #b5aaca #c2b9d3 #cec8dd #dbd7e6 #e8e5ef #f5f4f8

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#899c61 Analogous#616b9c Analogous#92619c Triadic#9c7461 Triadic#619c74 Split complementary#9c9161 Split complementary#6c9c61

Slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 26, 38, 0, 39.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #74619c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

26 38 0 39

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

28 39 4 45

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 #74619c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #74619c; }
.text { color: #74619c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74619c; }

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 #74619c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #74619c 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 #74619c 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 #74619c 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 #74619c 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.