Slate blue

#765bcb

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 blue at 254 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Slate blue color values

Every conversion for #765bcb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#765bcb

RGB118, 91, 203

HSL254, 52%, 58%

HSV254, 55%, 80%

CMYK42%, 55%, 0%, 20%

Lab46.51, 37.53, -54.69

XYZ21.99, 15.65, 58.36

Decimal7756747

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2725 C

Shades of slate blue

#6547c5 #583ab7 #4f34a3 #452d8f #3b277b #322167 #281a53 #1e143f #150e2b #0b0717

Tints of slate blue

#836ad0 #8f79d5 #9c88d9 #a897de #b5a6e3 #c1b5e8 #cec4ec #dbd3f1 #e7e2f6 #f4f1fb

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#b0cb5b Analogous#5b78cb Analogous#ae5bcb Triadic#cb765b Triadic#5bcb76 Split complementary#cbae5b Split complementary#78cb5b

Slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 42, 55, 0, 20.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

42 55 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

43 55 4 26

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 #765bcb straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #765bcb 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 #765bcb 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 #765bcb 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 #765bcb are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.