Medium slate blue

#786dea

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

Medium slate blue sits in the blue band, mid and strong. 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 #786dea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#786dea

RGB120, 109, 234

HSL245, 75%, 67%

HSV245, 53%, 92%

CMYK49%, 53%, 0%, 8%

Lab52.81, 36.37, -62.13

XYZ28.07, 20.87, 80.39

Decimal7892458

Web safe#6666ff

Pantone2727 C

Shades of medium slate blue

#5f52e6 #4536e2 #301fda #2a1bbf #2417a3 #1e1488 #18106d #120c51 #0c0836 #06041b

Tints of medium slate blue

#847aec #9087ee #9c94f0 #a8a1f2 #b4aef3 #c0bbf5 #ccc8f7 #d8d5f9 #e5e2fb #f1effd

Colors that go with medium slate blue

Complementary#dfea6d Analogous#6da0ea Analogous#b66dea Triadic#ea786d Triadic#6dea78 Split complementary#eab66d Split complementary#a1ea6d

Medium slate blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 49, 53, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #786dea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

49 53 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

49 53 4 14

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #786dea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #786dea; }
.text { color: #786dea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786dea; }

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 #786dea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #786dea 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 #786dea 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 #786dea 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 #786dea is computed, not guessed. 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.