Light slate gray

#658fac

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

Light slate gray sits in the blue band, mid and soft. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light slate gray color values

Every conversion for #658fac, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#658fac

RGB101, 143, 172

HSL205, 30%, 54%

HSV205, 41%, 67%

CMYK41%, 17%, 0%, 33%

Lab57.45, -6.69, -19.79

XYZ22.64, 25.39, 42.74

Decimal6655916

Web safe#669999

Pantone542 C

Shades of light slate gray

#5783a2 #4f7692 #466a82 #3e5d72 #355063 #2d4353 #243643 #1c2a33 #131d24 #0b1014

Tints of light slate gray

#7399b4 #81a4bb #90aec3 #9eb8cb #acc3d2 #bacdda #c9d7e2 #d7e2e9 #e5ecf1 #f3f7f9

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#ac8265 Analogous#65aca6 Analogous#656bac Triadic#ac658f Triadic#8fac65 Split complementary#ac656b Split complementary#aca665

Light slate gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 41, 17, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #658fac on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

41 17 0 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

42 20 4 39

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.

Light slate gray in css

Copy #658fac straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #658fac; }
.text { color: #658fac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #658fac; }

How light slate gray looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light slate gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #658fac against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #658fac against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light slate gray on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #658fac sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light slate gray? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn light slate gray into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #658fac 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 light slate gray, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #658fac are worked out. 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.