Medium slate blue

#736fcc

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 243 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 #736fcc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#736fcc

RGB115, 111, 204

HSL243, 48%, 62%

HSV243, 46%, 80%

CMYK44%, 46%, 0%, 20%

Lab51.12, 25.19, -47.89

XYZ23.65, 19.37, 59.62

Decimal7565260

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2727 C

Shades of medium slate blue

#5f5ac5 #4a45bd #413caa #393595 #312d80 #29266b #211e56 #191741 #110f2c #090817

Tints of medium slate blue

#807cd1 #8c89d5 #9996da #a6a3df #b3b0e3 #bfbde8 #cccbec #d9d8f1 #e5e5f6 #f2f2fa

Colors that go with medium slate blue

Complementary#c8cc6f Analogous#6f99cc Analogous#a26fcc Triadic#cc736f Triadic#6fcc73 Split complementary#cca26f Split complementary#99cc6f

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 44, 46, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #736fcc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

44 46 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

44 46 4 26

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.

Medium slate blue in css

Copy #736fcc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #736fcc; }
.text { color: #736fcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736fcc; }

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 #736fcc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #736fcc against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Medium slate blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #736fcc 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn medium slate blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #736fcc 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

The figures for #736fcc 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. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.