Light slate gray

#7f8ea9

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 #7f8ea9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7f8ea9

RGB127, 142, 169

HSL219, 20%, 58%

HSV219, 25%, 66%

CMYK25%, 16%, 0%, 34%

Lab58.72, 0.79, -16.01

XYZ25.59, 26.72, 41.35

Decimal8359593

Web safe#669999

Pantone652 C

Shades of light slate gray

#6f809e #627391 #576681 #4c5a72 #424d62 #374152 #2c3442 #222732 #171b22 #0c0e12

Tints of light slate gray

#8b98b1 #96a3b9 #a2adc1 #aeb7c9 #bac2d0 #c5ccd8 #d1d7e0 #dde1e8 #e9ebf0 #f4f6f8

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#a99a7f Analogous#7fa3a9 Analogous#857fa9 Triadic#a97f8e Triadic#8ea97f Split complementary#a9857f Split complementary#a3a97f

Light slate gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 25, 16, 0, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7f8ea9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

25 16 0 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

27 19 4 40

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.

Light slate gray in css

Copy #7f8ea9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7f8ea9; }
.text { color: #7f8ea9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8ea9; }

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 #7f8ea9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7f8ea9 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light slate gray on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #7f8ea9 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light slate gray into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #7f8ea9 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

Here is how the numbers for #7f8ea9 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.