Slate Blue Screen
A full-screen solid slate blue color (#6A5ACD). Fill your whole display, or download the slate blue screen as an image in 480p, 720p, 1080p, 1440p, 4K or any size you type in.
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What is a slate blue screen?
A slate blue screen is simply a web page filled edge to edge with one solid color — Slate Blue, hex #6A5ACD, or rgb(106, 90, 205). It is a mid-toned, cool color: in HSL it sits at 248° hue, 53% saturation and 58% lightness, and its relative luminance is 14.8%. slate-blue is one of the standard CSS color names, so it renders identically in every browser.
Slate Blue screen at a glance
How a full-screen slate blue (#6A5ACD) behaves as a light, a test pattern and a background — measured from the color itself.
| Brightness | 15% of a white screen | A dim glow — easy on the eyes in a dark room. |
|---|---|---|
| Blue light | high (71% of its light) | More blue than a white screen — better for daytime than late at night. |
| Night use | Better for daytime | For a night light, turn the brightness down or choose a warmer screen such as red or orange. |
| Text on it | White text · 5.3:1 | Readable for normal text (WCAG AA). |
| Display test | Mixed sub-pixel levels | Good for spotting uneven backlight, banding and tint across the panel. |
What people use a slate blue screen for
Blue screens are the standard for bias lighting — a dim blue or blue-white glow placed behind a monitor or TV lowers the perceived contrast of the room and eases eye strain during long sessions. Blue is also the reference for checking the blue sub-pixels of a panel, a favourite for "blue screen" jokes, and a moody backdrop for photography and streams.
As a test pattern, a flat slate blue field makes a dead or stuck pixel jump out, and it exercises the blue sub-pixel.
#6A5ACD) — this is also the preview image shown when you share the page.How to use the slate blue screen
The color is already set to Slate Blue (#6A5ACD). Tap Open full screen, or the preview, to fill your whole display with slate blue; press Esc or tap again to exit. To keep a copy, pick a size — 1920 × 1080 for a desktop wallpaper, 1080 × 1920 for a phone or 3840 × 2160 for a 4K TV — and tap Download PNG or JPG. The file is created in your browser and saved as slate-blue-screen-1920x1080.png, with no watermark. A flat slate blue image compresses to a few kilobytes even at 4K.
Every resolution, aspect ratio and device tip (phones, TVs, projectors, second monitors) is in the full color screen guide.
Slate Blue screen color codes
The full-screen color and every download use exactly these values. Tap any row to copy it.
Contrast against white text 5.31:1 · against black text 3.96:1. See the full Slate Blue color page for harmonies, shades and tints, or open it in the color picker.
Colors that go with a slate blue screen
Using two screens side by side, a split display or a slate blue wallpaper with accents? These named colors sit in harmony with Slate Blue on the color wheel:
Build a full scheme from slate blue in the color matcher or the palette generator, or blend it into another color with the gradient creator for a gradient wallpaper.
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The colors people reach for most often as a full-screen background or light:
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Slate Blue screen — FAQ
What is the hex code for a slate blue screen?
A slate blue screen uses the color Slate Blue, hex #6A5ACD — rgb(106, 90, 205). The full-screen view and every download use exactly that value, and slate-blue also works as a CSS color name.
How do I make my whole screen slate blue?
Open this page and tap Open full screen (or tap the preview). Your browser fills the entire display with slate blue and hides its own toolbars; press Esc or tap the screen to come back. To keep it, download it in 1080p, 4K or any size as a free PNG or JPG — no sign-up or watermark.
How bright is a slate blue screen?
A slate blue screen gives off about 15% of the light of a white screen at the same brightness setting, a comfortable level for ambient light. About 71% of its light is blue (a white screen is 33%), which counts as high blue light.
What color text is easiest to read on a slate blue screen?
White text, with a contrast ratio of 5.3:1, which passes the WCAG guideline for normal text. Check any other pairing in the contrast checker.