Slate blue

#774df3

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

This is Slate blue, a vivid purple at 255 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 #774df3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#774df3

RGB119, 77, 243

HSL255, 87%, 63%

HSV255, 68%, 95%

CMYK51%, 68%, 0%, 5%

Lab46.58, 56.65, -77.29

XYZ26.44, 15.7, 86.43

Decimal7818739

Web safe#6666ff

Pantone2725 C

Shades of slate blue

#6232f1 #4e17ef #420fda #3a0dbf #320ba4 #2a0989 #21076e #190653 #110438 #09021d

Tints of slate blue

#835df4 #906df5 #9c7df6 #a88ef7 #b59ef8 #c1aefa #cdbefb #dacefc #e6defd #f2eefe

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#c9f34d Analogous#4d76f3 Analogous#ca4df3 Triadic#f3774d Triadic#4df377 Split complementary#f3ca4d Split complementary#76f34d

Slate blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 51, 68, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #774df3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

51 68 0 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

51 67 4 11

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 #774df3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #774df3; }
.text { color: #774df3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #774df3; }

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 #774df3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #774df3 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 #774df3 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 #774df3 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 #774df3 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.