Light slate gray

#678ca7

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

This is Light slate gray, a muted blue at 205 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.

Light slate gray color values

Every conversion for #678ca7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#678ca7

RGB103, 140, 167

HSL205, 27%, 53%

HSV205, 38%, 65%

CMYK38%, 16%, 0%, 35%

Lab56.52, -5.82, -18.35

XYZ21.95, 24.43, 40.12

Decimal6786215

Web safe#669999

Pantone645 C

Shades of light slate gray

#5a809c #51748d #49677e #405b6e #374e5f #2e4250 #263541 #1d2932 #141c23 #0b1013

Tints of light slate gray

#7597af #83a1b7 #91acbf #9fb7c8 #adc1d0 #bbccd8 #c9d7e0 #d8e1e8 #e6ecf0 #f4f6f8

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#a78267 Analogous#67a7a2 Analogous#676ca7 Triadic#a7678c Triadic#8ca767 Split complementary#a7676c Split complementary#a7a267

Light slate gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 38, 16, 0, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #678ca7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

38 16 0 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

39 19 4 41

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 #678ca7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #678ca7; }
.text { color: #678ca7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #678ca7; }

How light slate gray looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Light slate gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #678ca7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #678ca7 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 #678ca7 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 #678ca7 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #678ca7 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.