Slate blue

#7d64cf

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 #7d64cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7d64cf

RGB125, 100, 207

HSL254, 53%, 60%

HSV254, 52%, 81%

CMYK40%, 52%, 0%, 19%

Lab49.47, 35.04, -52.19

XYZ24.28, 17.98, 61.22

Decimal8217807

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone814 C

Shades of slate blue

#6b4fc8 #5b3cc0 #5135ab #472e96 #3d2881 #33216c #291b57 #1f1442 #150e2c #0b0717

Tints of slate blue

#8972d3 #9580d8 #a18edc #ac9de1 #b8abe5 #c4b9e9 #d0c7ee #dcd5f2 #e8e3f6 #f4f1fb

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#b6cf64 Analogous#6480cf Analogous#b264cf Triadic#cf7d64 Triadic#64cf7d Split complementary#cfb364 Split complementary#81cf64

Slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 40, 52, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7d64cf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

40 52 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

41 52 4 25

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 #7d64cf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7d64cf; }
.text { color: #7d64cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d64cf; }

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 #7d64cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7d64cf 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 #7d64cf 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 #7d64cf 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #7d64cf 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.