Medium slate blue

#5960ff

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

Medium slate blue sits in the blue band, mid and vivid. 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.

Medium slate blue color values

Every conversion for #5960ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5960ff

RGB89, 96, 255

HSL237, 100%, 67%

HSV237, 65%, 100%

CMYK65%, 62%, 0%, 0%

Lab49.14, 45.25, -79.89

XYZ26.35, 17.71, 96.64

Decimal5857535

Web safe#6666ff

Pantone2727 C

Shades of medium slate blue

#3a42ff #1a24ff #000bfa #0009db #0008bb #00079c #00057d #00045d #00033e #00011f

Tints of medium slate blue

#686eff #777cff #858bff #9499ff #a3a7ff #b2b5ff #c1c3ff #d0d2ff #dee0ff #edeeff

Colors that go with medium slate blue

Complementary#fff859 Analogous#59b3ff Analogous#a559ff Triadic#ff5960 Triadic#60ff59 Split complementary#ffa559 Split complementary#b3ff59

Medium slate blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 65, 62, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5960ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

65 62 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

64 61 4 6

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.

Medium slate blue in css

Copy #5960ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5960ff; }
.text { color: #5960ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5960ff; }

How medium slate blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Medium slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #5960ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5960ff against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Medium slate blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #5960ff sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around medium 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 medium slate blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #5960ff 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 medium slate blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #5960ff is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.