Light slate gray

#7281b3

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

Light slate gray is a mid blue that reads confident. 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 #7281b3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7281b3

RGB114, 129, 179

HSL226, 30%, 57%

HSV226, 36%, 70%

CMYK36%, 28%, 0%, 30%

Lab54.59, 6.99, -28.14

XYZ22.93, 22.53, 45.79

Decimal7504307

Web safe#6699cc

Pantone659 C

Shades of light slate gray

#6172aa #54659c #4b5a8b #424f7a #394469 #2f3958 #262e47 #1d2336 #141825 #0b0d14

Tints of light slate gray

#7f8dba #8c98c1 #99a4c8 #a6afcf #b3bbd6 #c0c6dd #cdd2e4 #dadeeb #e6e9f2 #f3f5f9

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#b3a472 Analogous#72a1b3 Analogous#8472b3 Triadic#b37281 Triadic#81b372 Split complementary#b38472 Split complementary#a1b372

Light slate gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 36, 28, 0, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7281b3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

36 28 0 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

37 30 4 36

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light slate gray in css

Copy #7281b3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7281b3; }
.text { color: #7281b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7281b3; }

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 #7281b3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7281b3 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light slate gray on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #7281b3 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light slate gray into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #7281b3 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

The figures for #7281b3 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.