Light slate gray

#8599ad

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 210 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 #8599ad, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8599ad

RGB133, 153, 173

HSL210, 20%, 60%

HSV210, 23%, 68%

CMYK23%, 12%, 0%, 32%

Lab62.33, -2.54, -12.78

XYZ28.61, 30.79, 43.97

Decimal8755629

Web safe#999999

Pantone645 C

Shades of light slate gray

#758ba2 #657d96 #5a7086 #4f6275 #445465 #394654 #2e3944 #222b33 #171d23 #0c0f12

Tints of light slate gray

#90a2b4 #9bacbc #a6b5c3 #b2becb #bdc8d2 #c8d1da #d3dae1 #dee3e9 #e9edf0 #f4f6f8

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#ad9985 Analogous#85adad Analogous#8585ad Triadic#ad8599 Triadic#99ad85 Split complementary#ad8585 Split complementary#adad85

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 23, 12, 0, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8599ad on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

23 12 0 32

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

25 15 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light slate gray in css

Copy #8599ad straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8599ad; }
.text { color: #8599ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8599ad; }

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 #8599ad against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8599ad 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 #8599ad 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 #8599ad 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 #8599ad are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.