Slate blue

#854fe3

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

This is Slate blue, a strong purple at 262 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 #854fe3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#854fe3

RGB133, 79, 227

HSL262, 73%, 60%

HSV262, 65%, 89%

CMYK41%, 65%, 0%, 11%

Lab47.14, 53.81, -67.3

XYZ26.33, 16.12, 74.4

Decimal8736739

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone2665 C

Shades of slate blue

#7537df #6522d8 #5a1fc1 #4f1ba9 #441791 #391379 #2e1062 #220c4a #170832 #0c041a

Tints of slate blue

#905fe6 #9b6fe8 #a67feb #b28fed #bd9ff0 #c8aff2 #d3bff5 #decff7 #e9e0fa #f4f0fd

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#ade34f Analogous#4f63e3 Analogous#cf4fe3 Triadic#e3854f Triadic#4fe385 Split complementary#e3cf4f Split complementary#63e34f

Slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 41, 65, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #854fe3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

41 65 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

42 64 4 17

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 #854fe3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #854fe3; }
.text { color: #854fe3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #854fe3; }

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 #854fe3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #854fe3 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 #854fe3 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 #854fe3 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

The figures for #854fe3 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.