Light slate gray

#858cbb

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 #858cbb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#858cbb

RGB133, 140, 187

HSL232, 28%, 63%

HSV232, 29%, 73%

CMYK29%, 25%, 0%, 27%

Lab59.28, 8.3, -25.34

XYZ28.02, 27.33, 50.81

Decimal8752315

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone659 C

Shades of light slate gray

#727ab1 #6069a6 #535c96 #495183 #3f4571 #343a5e #2a2e4b #202339 #151826 #0b0c14

Tints of light slate gray

#9096c1 #9ba1c7 #a6abcd #b1b6d4 #bcc0da #c7cbe0 #d2d5e6 #dddfec #e8eaf2 #f4f4f9

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#bbb485 Analogous#85a7bb Analogous#9985bb Triadic#bb858c Triadic#8cbb85 Split complementary#bb9985 Split complementary#a7bb85

Light slate gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 29, 25, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #858cbb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

29 25 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

31 27 4 33

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 #858cbb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #858cbb; }
.text { color: #858cbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858cbb; }

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 #858cbb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #858cbb 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 #858cbb 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 #858cbb 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 #858cbb come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.