Slate blue

#764dee

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

Slate blue falls in the purple range, mid and vivid. 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 #764dee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#764dee
RGB118, 77, 238
HSL255, 83%, 62%
HSV255, 68%, 93%
CMYK50%, 68%, 0%, 7%
Lab46.09, 55.11, -75.29
XYZ25.56, 15.33, 82.5
Decimal7753198
Web safe#6666ff
Pantone2725 C
Pantone2725 CHex#764deeRgb118 77 238Cmyk50 68 0 7Lab46 55 -75Darker#330f9dDeep#4815deLighter#ab93ef

Shades of slate blue

Tints of slate blue

Colors that go with slate blue

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 50, 68, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #764dee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
50 68 0 7
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
50 67 4 13
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 #764dee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #764dee; }
.text { color: #764dee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #764dee; }

How slate blue looks on light and dark

Slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #764dee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.16:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.07:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #764dee 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 #764dee sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #764dee and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from slate blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #764dee is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.