Medium slate blue

#5e5eff

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

This is Medium slate blue, a vivid blue at 240 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Medium slate blue color values

Every conversion for #5e5eff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5e5eff

RGB94, 94, 255

HSL240, 100%, 68%

HSV240, 63%, 100%

CMYK63%, 63%, 0%, 0%

Lab49.01, 47.1, -80.09

XYZ26.67, 17.61, 96.6

Decimal6184703

Web safe#6666ff

Pantone2727 C

Shades of medium slate blue

#3e3eff #1e1eff #0000fd #0000de #0000be #00009e #00007e #00005e #00003e #00001f

Tints of medium slate blue

#6c6cff #7b7bff #8989ff #9797ff #a6a6ff #b4b4ff #c2c2ff #d1d1ff #dfdfff #ededff

Colors that go with medium slate blue

Complementary#ffff5e Analogous#5eaeff Analogous#ae5eff Triadic#ff5e5e Triadic#5eff5e Split complementary#ffaf5e Split complementary#afff5e

Medium slate blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 63, 63, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5e5eff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

63 63 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

62 62 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Medium slate blue in css

Copy #5e5eff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5e5eff; }
.text { color: #5e5eff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5eff; }

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 #5e5eff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5e5eff against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Medium slate blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #5e5eff 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn medium slate blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #5e5eff 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #5e5eff come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.