Medium slate blue

#7b6ade

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 #7b6ade, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7b6ade
RGB123, 106, 222
HSL249, 64%, 64%
HSV249, 52%, 87%
CMYK45%, 52%, 0%, 13%
Lab51.6, 35.28, -57.31
XYZ26.51, 19.79, 71.53
Decimal8088286
Web safe#6666cc
Pantone2727 C
Pantone2727 CHex#7b6adeRgb123 106 222Cmyk45 52 0 13Lab52 35 -57Darker#332298Deep#4730d1Lighter#b1a8e7

Shades of medium slate blue

Tints of medium slate blue

Colors that go with medium slate blue

Medium slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 45, 52, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7b6ade on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
45 52 0 13
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
45 52 4 19
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 #7b6ade straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7b6ade; }
.text { color: #7b6ade; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6ade; }

How medium slate blue looks on light and dark

Medium slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #7b6ade against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.24:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.96:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7b6ade 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 #7b6ade sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #7b6ade and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from medium slate blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #7b6ade 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.