Medium slate blue

#696bcf

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

Medium slate blue is a mid blue that reads grounded. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Medium slate blue color values

Every conversion for #696bcf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#696bcf

RGB105, 107, 207

HSL239, 52%, 61%

HSV239, 49%, 81%

CMYK49%, 48%, 0%, 19%

Lab49.52, 26.16, -52.2

XYZ22.35, 18.02, 61.33

Decimal6908879

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2727 C

Shades of medium slate blue

#5456c8 #3e41c1 #3739ac #303297 #2a2b82 #23246c #1c1d57 #151642 #0e0f2d #070817

Tints of medium slate blue

#7778d3 #8486d8 #9293dc #a0a1e0 #adaee5 #bbbce9 #c9c9ee #d6d7f2 #e4e4f6 #f1f2fb

Colors that go with medium slate blue

Complementary#cfcd69 Analogous#699ecf Analogous#9a69cf Triadic#cf696b Triadic#6bcf69 Split complementary#cf9a69 Split complementary#9ecf69

Medium slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 49, 48, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #696bcf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

49 48 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

49 48 4 25

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.

Medium slate blue in css

Copy #696bcf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #696bcf; }
.text { color: #696bcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696bcf; }

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 #696bcf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #696bcf 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 #696bcf 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 #696bcf 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

Every value on this page for #696bcf is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.