Light slate gray

#8187ae

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light slate gray, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Light slate gray, a muted blue at 232 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.

Light slate gray color values

Every conversion for #8187ae, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8187ae

RGB129, 135, 174

HSL232, 22%, 59%

HSV232, 26%, 68%

CMYK26%, 22%, 0%, 32%

Lab57.13, 6.68, -21.27

XYZ25.36, 25.05, 43.54

Decimal8488878

Web safe#999999

Pantone659 C

Shades of light slate gray

#7077a3 #616897 #575d87 #4c5276 #414666 #373b55 #2c2f44 #212434 #171823 #0c0d13

Tints of light slate gray

#8d92b5 #989dbd #a4a8c4 #afb3cc #bbbed3 #c6c9da #d2d4e2 #dddfe9 #e9eaf1 #f4f5f8

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#aea881 Analogous#819dae Analogous#9281ae Triadic#ae8187 Triadic#87ae81 Split complementary#ae9281 Split complementary#9dae81

Light slate gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 26, 22, 0, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8187ae on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

26 22 0 32

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

28 24 4 38

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 #8187ae straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8187ae; }
.text { color: #8187ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8187ae; }

How light slate gray looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Light slate gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8187ae against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8187ae 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 #8187ae 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 #8187ae 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 #8187ae 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.