Medium slate blue

#686efc

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 238 degrees. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Medium slate blue color values

Every conversion for #686efc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#686efc

RGB104, 110, 252

HSL238, 96%, 70%

HSV238, 59%, 99%

CMYK59%, 56%, 0%, 1%

Lab53.08, 38.27, -71.77

XYZ28.86, 21.12, 94.65

Decimal6844156

Web safe#6666ff

Pantone2718 C

Shades of medium slate blue

#484ffb #2831fb #0812fa #040ddd #040bbe #03099e #02077e #02065e #01043e #01021e

Tints of medium slate blue

#757bfc #8388fd #9094fd #9da1fd #abaefd #b8bbfe #c5c8fe #d3d5fe #e0e1fe #edeeff

Colors that go with medium slate blue

Complementary#fcf668 Analogous#68b8fc Analogous#ac68fc Triadic#fc686e Triadic#6efc68 Split complementary#fcac68 Split complementary#b8fc68

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, 56, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #686efc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

59 56 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

58 56 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 #686efc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #686efc; }
.text { color: #686efc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686efc; }

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 #686efc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #686efc 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 #686efc 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 #686efc 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

The figures for #686efc come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.