Slate blue

#8a57bf

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. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Slate blue color values

Every conversion for #8a57bf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a57bf

RGB138, 87, 191

HSL269, 45%, 55%

HSV269, 54%, 75%

CMYK28%, 54%, 0%, 25%

Lab46.95, 41.56, -46.94

XYZ23.29, 15.98, 51.15

Decimal9066431

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone2665 C

Shades of slate blue

#7e46b7 #713fa5 #653894 #593182 #4c2b70 #40245e #341d4c #28163a #1b0f28 #0f0816

Tints of slate blue

#9567c5 #a076cb #aa86d1 #b595d7 #c0a5dd #cbb4e2 #d6c4e8 #e0d3ee #ebe3f4 #f6f2fa

Colors that go with slate blue

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Slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 28, 54, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a57bf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 54 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 54 4 31

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 #8a57bf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a57bf; }
.text { color: #8a57bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a57bf; }

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 #8a57bf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a57bf 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 #8a57bf 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 #8a57bf 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

Every value on this page for #8a57bf is computed, not guessed. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.