Light slate gray

#809cb2

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 balanced. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light slate gray color values

Every conversion for #809cb2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#809cb2

RGB128, 156, 178

HSL206, 25%, 60%

HSV206, 28%, 70%

CMYK28%, 12%, 0%, 30%

Lab62.99, -4.56, -14.63

XYZ28.83, 31.58, 46.7

Decimal8428722

Web safe#999999

Pantone645 C

Shades of light slate gray

#6f8fa8 #5f819c #54738b #4a657a #405769 #354858 #2b3a46 #202c35 #161e24 #0c1013

Tints of light slate gray

#8ca5b9 #97aec0 #a3b7c7 #aec0ce #bac9d5 #c6d2dc #d1dbe3 #dde4ea #e8edf1 #f4f6f8

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#b29680 Analogous#80b2af Analogous#8083b2 Triadic#b2809c Triadic#9cb280 Split complementary#b28083 Split complementary#b2af80

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 28, 12, 0, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #809cb2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 12 0 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 15 4 36

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 #809cb2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #809cb2; }
.text { color: #809cb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809cb2; }

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 #809cb2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #809cb2 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 #809cb2 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 #809cb2 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #809cb2 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 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.