Slate blue

#7b4eae

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 grounded 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 #7b4eae, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7b4eae

RGB123, 78, 174

HSL268, 38%, 49%

HSV268, 55%, 68%

CMYK29%, 55%, 0%, 32%

Lab42.33, 38.51, -44.46

XYZ18.53, 12.72, 41.52

Decimal8081070

Web safe#666699

Pantone2665 C

Shades of slate blue

#70479f #65408f #5b3980 #503371 #452c62 #3a2552 #2f1e43 #251734 #1a1024 #0f0915

Tints of slate blue

#875db7 #946ebe #a07fc5 #ac8fcd #b8a0d4 #c5b0dc #d1c1e3 #ddd2eb #eae2f2 #f6f3f9

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#81ae4e Analogous#4e51ae Analogous#ab4eae Triadic#ae7b4e Triadic#4eae7b Split complementary#aeab4e Split complementary#51ae4e

Slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 29, 55, 0, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7b4eae on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

29 55 0 32

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

31 55 4 38

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 #7b4eae straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7b4eae; }
.text { color: #7b4eae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b4eae; }

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 #7b4eae against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7b4eae 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 #7b4eae 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 #7b4eae 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 #7b4eae 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.