Medium slate blue

#796eda

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 strong blue at 246 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 #796eda, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#796eda

RGB121, 110, 218

HSL246, 59%, 64%

HSV246, 50%, 85%

CMYK44%, 50%, 0%, 15%

Lab52.15, 31.3, -54.18

XYZ26.12, 20.28, 68.87

Decimal7958234

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2727 C

Shades of medium slate blue

#6356d4 #4d3fce #3f31be #372aa7 #2f248f #271e77 #20185f #181248 #100c30 #080618

Tints of medium slate blue

#857bdd #9188e1 #9d95e4 #a9a2e7 #b5afeb #c2bcee #cecaf1 #dad7f5 #e6e4f8 #f2f1fb

Colors that go with medium slate blue

Complementary#cfda6e Analogous#6e99da Analogous#af6eda Triadic#da796e Triadic#6eda79 Split complementary#daaf6e Split complementary#99da6e

Medium slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 44, 50, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #796eda on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

44 50 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

44 50 4 21

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 #796eda straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #796eda; }
.text { color: #796eda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796eda; }

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 #796eda against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #796eda 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 #796eda 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 #796eda 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 #796eda come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.