Slate blue

#754ec6

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

This is Slate blue, a soft purple at 260 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 #754ec6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#754ec6

RGB117, 78, 198

HSL260, 51%, 54%

HSV260, 61%, 78%

CMYK41%, 61%, 0%, 22%

Lab43.22, 43.37, -57.1

XYZ20.25, 13.31, 54.93

Decimal7687878

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2725 C

Shades of slate blue

#673dbe #5d37ac #533199 #492b87 #3f2574 #351f61 #2b194f #21133c #170d2a #0d0717

Tints of slate blue

#825ecb #8e6fd1 #9b7fd6 #a88fdb #b5a0e0 #c1b0e6 #cec0eb #dbd1f0 #e8e1f5 #f4f1fb

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#9fc64e Analogous#4e63c6 Analogous#b14ec6 Triadic#c6754e Triadic#4ec675 Split complementary#c6b14e Split complementary#63c64e

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 41, 61, 0, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #754ec6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

41 61 0 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

42 60 4 28

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 #754ec6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #754ec6; }
.text { color: #754ec6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #754ec6; }

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 #754ec6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #754ec6 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 #754ec6 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 #754ec6 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 #754ec6 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.