Slate blue

#765ada

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

This is Slate blue, a strong blue at 253 degrees. 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 #765ada, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#765ada

RGB118, 90, 218

HSL253, 63%, 60%

HSV253, 59%, 85%

CMYK46%, 59%, 0%, 15%

Lab47.27, 42.36, -62.04

XYZ23.78, 16.23, 68.21

Decimal7756506

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2726 C

Shades of slate blue

#6343d5 #512ece #4829b8 #3f24a1 #361f8a #2e1a74 #25155d #1c1046 #130b30 #0a0619

Tints of slate blue

#8269dd #8f78e1 #9b87e4 #a896e7 #b4a5eb #c1b4ee #cdc3f2 #dad2f5 #e6e1f8 #f3f0fc

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#beda5a Analogous#5a7eda Analogous#b65ada Triadic#da765a Triadic#5ada76 Split complementary#dab65a Split complementary#7eda5a

Slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 46, 59, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #765ada on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

46 59 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

46 58 4 21

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 #765ada straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #765ada; }
.text { color: #765ada; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765ada; }

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 #765ada against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #765ada 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 #765ada 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 #765ada 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 #765ada are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.