Medium slate blue

#8563ff

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 vivid. 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 #8563ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8563ff
RGB133, 99, 255
HSL253, 100%, 69%
HSV253, 61%, 100%
CMYK48%, 61%, 0%, 0%
Lab53.09, 50.69, -73.31
XYZ32.18, 21.13, 96.99
Decimal8741887
Web safe#9966ff
Pantone814 C
Pantone814 CHex#8563ffRgb133 99 255Cmyk48 61 0 0Lab53 51 -73Darker#2e00d3Deep#4d1cffLighter#bfaffb

Shades of medium slate blue

Tints of medium slate blue

Colors that go with medium slate blue

Medium slate blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 48, 61, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8563ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
48 61 0 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
48 60 4 6
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #8563ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8563ff; }
.text { color: #8563ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8563ff; }

How medium slate blue looks on light and dark

Medium slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8563ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.02:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.23:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8563ff 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 #8563ff 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 #8563ff 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

Here is how the numbers for #8563ff are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.