Medium slate blue

#6a68d6

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Medium slate blue color values

Every conversion for #6a68d6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6a68d6

RGB106, 104, 214

HSL241, 57%, 62%

HSV241, 51%, 84%

CMYK50%, 51%, 0%, 16%

Lab49.28, 30.36, -56.58

XYZ23.03, 17.82, 65.84

Decimal6973654

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2727 C

Shades of medium slate blue

#5451d0 #3d3bca #3431b6 #2d2ba0 #272589 #211f72 #1a195c #141345 #0d0d2f #070718

Tints of medium slate blue

#7876da #8583dd #9391e1 #a09fe5 #aeace9 #bbbaec #c9c8f0 #d6d6f4 #e4e3f7 #f1f1fb

Colors that go with medium slate blue

Complementary#d4d668 Analogous#689dd6 Analogous#a168d6 Triadic#d66a68 Triadic#68d66a Split complementary#d6a168 Split complementary#9dd668

Medium slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 50, 51, 0, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6a68d6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

50 51 0 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

50 51 4 22

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 #6a68d6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6a68d6; }
.text { color: #6a68d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a68d6; }

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 #6a68d6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6a68d6 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 #6a68d6 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 #6a68d6 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

Every value on this page for #6a68d6 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.