Medium slate blue

#727bc2

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 soft blue at 233 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 #727bc2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#727bc2

RGB114, 123, 194

HSL233, 40%, 60%

HSV233, 41%, 76%

CMYK41%, 37%, 0%, 24%

Lab53.64, 14.79, -38.2

XYZ23.76, 21.64, 53.96

Decimal7502786

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2718 C

Shades of medium slate blue

#5f69ba #4c58b0 #444e9d #3c448a #333b76 #2b3163 #22274f #1a1e3c #121429 #090b15

Tints of medium slate blue

#7f87c8 #8c93cd #999fd3 #a5abd8 #b2b7de #bfc3e3 #cccfe9 #d9dbee #e6e7f4 #f3f3fa

Colors that go with medium slate blue

Complementary#c2b972 Analogous#72a3c2 Analogous#9172c2 Triadic#c2727b Triadic#7bc272 Split complementary#c29172 Split complementary#a3c272

Medium slate blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 41, 37, 0, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #727bc2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

41 37 0 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

42 38 4 30

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 #727bc2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #727bc2; }
.text { color: #727bc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727bc2; }

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 #727bc2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #727bc2 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 #727bc2 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 #727bc2 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

Here is how the numbers for #727bc2 are worked out. 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.