Slate blue

#795cd7

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

Slate blue is a mid blue that reads confident. 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 #795cd7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#795cd7

RGB121, 92, 215

HSL254, 61%, 60%

HSV254, 57%, 84%

CMYK44%, 57%, 0%, 16%

Lab47.78, 41.0, -59.49

XYZ23.98, 16.63, 66.24

Decimal7953623

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2725 C

Shades of slate blue

#6746d2 #5632ca #4c2cb4 #43279e #392188 #301c71 #27165b #1d1145 #140b2f #0a0619

Tints of slate blue

#856bdb #917ade #9e89e2 #aa97e6 #b6a6e9 #c2b5ed #cfc4f1 #dbd3f4 #e7e2f8 #f3f1fb

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#bad75c Analogous#5c7cd7 Analogous#b65cd7 Triadic#d7795c Triadic#5cd779 Split complementary#d7b65c Split complementary#7dd75c

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 44, 57, 0, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #795cd7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

44 57 0 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

44 56 4 22

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 #795cd7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #795cd7; }
.text { color: #795cd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #795cd7; }

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 #795cd7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #795cd7 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 #795cd7 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 #795cd7 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 #795cd7 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.