Medium slate blue

#8968fa

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

This is Medium slate blue, a vivid blue at 254 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.

Medium slate blue color values

Every conversion for #8968fa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8968fa

RGB137, 104, 250

HSL254, 94%, 69%

HSV254, 58%, 98%

CMYK45%, 58%, 0%, 2%

Lab54.16, 47.32, -68.8

XYZ32.52, 22.12, 93.0

Decimal9005306

Web safe#9966ff

Pantone814 C

Shades of medium slate blue

#7149f9 #5829f8 #400af7 #3707d9 #2f06ba #27059b #1f047c #17035c #0f023d #07011e

Tints of medium slate blue

#9375fa #9e83fb #a890fb #b39dfc #bdabfc #c8b8fd #d2c6fd #ddd3fe #e7e0fe #f1eefe

Colors that go with medium slate blue

Complementary#d9fa68 Analogous#6890fa Analogous#d268fa Triadic#fa8968 Triadic#68fa89 Split complementary#fad268 Split complementary#90fa68

Medium slate blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 45, 58, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8968fa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

45 58 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

45 57 4 8

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 #8968fa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8968fa; }
.text { color: #8968fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8968fa; }

How medium slate blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Medium slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8968fa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8968fa 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 #8968fa sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #8968fa 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 medium slate blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #8968fa is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.