Light slate gray

#698aa4

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 206 degrees. 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.

Light slate gray color values

Every conversion for #698aa4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#698aa4

RGB105, 138, 164

HSL206, 24%, 53%

HSV206, 36%, 64%

CMYK36%, 16%, 0%, 36%

Lab55.95, -4.93, -17.49

XYZ21.62, 23.86, 38.59

Decimal6916772

Web safe#669999

Pantone646 C

Shades of light slate gray

#5d7e99 #54728a #4b667b #42596c #394d5d #30414e #273540 #1e2831 #151c22 #0c1013

Tints of light slate gray

#7795ac #85a0b5 #93abbd #a1b5c6 #aec0ce #bccbd7 #cad6df #d8e1e7 #e6ecf0 #f4f6f8

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#a48369 Analogous#69a4a1 Analogous#696da4 Triadic#a4698a Triadic#8aa469 Split complementary#a4696d Split complementary#a4a169

Light slate gray in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 36, 16, 0, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #698aa4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

36 16 0 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

37 19 4 42

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 #698aa4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #698aa4; }
.text { color: #698aa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698aa4; }

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 #698aa4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #698aa4 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 #698aa4 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 #698aa4 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

Every value on this page for #698aa4 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.