Light slate gray

#798eaf

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 grounded. 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 #798eaf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#798eaf

RGB121, 142, 175

HSL217, 25%, 58%

HSV217, 31%, 69%

CMYK31%, 19%, 0%, 31%

Lab58.51, 0.44, -19.77

XYZ25.3, 26.51, 44.34

Decimal7966383

Web safe#669999

Pantone652 C

Shades of light slate gray

#6880a5 #5b7398 #516687 #475a77 #3d4d66 #334156 #293445 #1f2734 #151b24 #0b0e13

Tints of light slate gray

#8598b6 #92a3be #9eadc5 #aab7cc #b6c2d4 #c3ccdb #cfd7e2 #dbe1ea #e8ebf1 #f4f6f8

Colors that go with light slate gray

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Light slate gray in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 31, 19, 0, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #798eaf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

31 19 0 31

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

33 21 4 37

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.

Light slate gray in css

Copy #798eaf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #798eaf; }
.text { color: #798eaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798eaf; }

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 #798eaf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #798eaf against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light slate gray on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #798eaf 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn light slate gray into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #798eaf 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 #798eaf come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.