Medium slate blue

#685ffd

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 243 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 #685ffd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#685ffd

RGB104, 95, 253

HSL243, 98%, 68%

HSV243, 62%, 99%

CMYK59%, 62%, 0%, 1%

Lab49.76, 47.37, -77.73

XYZ27.53, 18.22, 94.99

Decimal6840317

Web safe#6666ff

Pantone2727 C

Shades of medium slate blue

#4a40fd #2d20fc #1103fa #0f03da #0d02bb #0b029c #09027c #06015d #04013e #02001e

Tints of medium slate blue

#756dfd #837bfd #908afe #9e98fe #aba6fe #b9b4fe #c6c3fe #d3d1fe #e1dfff #eeedff

Colors that go with medium slate blue

Complementary#f4fd5f Analogous#5fa5fd Analogous#b75ffd Triadic#fd685f Triadic#5ffd68 Split complementary#fdb75f Split complementary#a5fd5f

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 59, 62, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #685ffd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

59 62 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

58 61 4 7

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 #685ffd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #685ffd; }
.text { color: #685ffd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685ffd; }

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 #685ffd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #685ffd 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 #685ffd 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 #685ffd 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 #685ffd 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. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.