Slate blue

#79679e

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

Slate blue is a mid purple with a balanced cast. 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 #79679e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#79679e

RGB121, 103, 158

HSL260, 22%, 51%

HSV260, 35%, 62%

CMYK23%, 35%, 0%, 38%

Lab47.28, 19.12, -27.22

XYZ18.91, 16.23, 34.48

Decimal7956382

Web safe#666699

Pantone667 C

Shades of slate blue

#6e5d91 #635483 #594b75 #4e4267 #433959 #39304b #2e273d #231e2f #191521 #0e0c13

Tints of slate blue

#8575a7 #9283b0 #9e91b9 #ab9fc2 #b7aecb #c4bcd4 #d0cadd #ddd8e6 #e9e6ef #f5f4f8

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#8c9e67 Analogous#67709e Analogous#95679e Triadic#9e7967 Triadic#679e79 Split complementary#9e9467 Split complementary#709e67

Slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 23, 35, 0, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #79679e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

23 35 0 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

25 36 4 44

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Slate blue in css

Copy #79679e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #79679e; }
.text { color: #79679e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79679e; }

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 #79679e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #79679e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Slate blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #79679e 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn slate blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #79679e 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

Every value on this page for #79679e is computed, not guessed. 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.