Slate blue

#8c58d5

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 265 degrees. 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 #8c58d5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8c58d5

RGB140, 88, 213

HSL265, 60%, 59%

HSV265, 59%, 84%

CMYK34%, 59%, 0%, 16%

Lab48.71, 46.96, -56.76

XYZ26.32, 17.36, 64.91

Decimal9197781

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone814 C

Shades of slate blue

#7d42d0 #6f32c5 #632cb0 #57279a #4b2184 #3e1c6f #321659 #261144 #1a0c2e #0e0618

Tints of slate blue

#9767d9 #a177dd #ac86e1 #b695e4 #c1a4e8 #cbb4ec #d6c3f0 #e0d2f4 #ebe1f8 #f5f1fb

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#a1d558 Analogous#5862d5 Analogous#cb58d5 Triadic#d58c58 Triadic#58d58c Split complementary#d5cb58 Split complementary#62d558

Slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 34, 59, 0, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8c58d5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

34 59 0 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

35 58 4 22

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 #8c58d5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8c58d5; }
.text { color: #8c58d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c58d5; }

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 #8c58d5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8c58d5 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 #8c58d5 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 #8c58d5 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 #8c58d5 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.