Medium slate blue

#8c66ea

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 strong purple at 257 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Medium slate blue color values

Every conversion for #8c66ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8c66ea

RGB140, 102, 234

HSL257, 76%, 66%

HSV257, 56%, 92%

CMYK40%, 56%, 0%, 8%

Lab52.97, 44.72, -61.78

XYZ30.42, 21.02, 80.3

Decimal9201386

Web safe#9966ff

Pantone814 C

Shades of medium slate blue

#784be6 #6430e3 #531dd7 #491abc #3e16a1 #341286 #290f6b #1f0b51 #150736 #0a041b

Tints of medium slate blue

#9674ec #a181ee #ab8ff0 #b59df2 #c0abf3 #cab8f5 #d4c6f7 #dfd4f9 #e9e2fb #f3effd

Colors that go with medium slate blue

Complementary#c4ea66 Analogous#6682ea Analogous#ce66ea Triadic#ea8c66 Triadic#66ea8c Split complementary#eace66 Split complementary#82ea66

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 40, 56, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8c66ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

40 56 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

41 56 4 14

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 #8c66ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8c66ea; }
.text { color: #8c66ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c66ea; }

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 #8c66ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8c66ea 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 #8c66ea 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 #8c66ea 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 #8c66ea is computed, not guessed. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.