Medium slate blue

#8d74ff

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 251 degrees. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Medium slate blue color values

Every conversion for #8d74ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8d74ff

RGB141, 116, 255

HSL251, 100%, 73%

HSV251, 55%, 100%

CMYK45%, 55%, 0%, 0%

Lab57.44, 42.79, -66.25

XYZ35.28, 25.37, 97.65

Decimal9270527

Web safe#9966ff

Pantone2715 C

Shades of medium slate blue

#7152ff #5530ff #390eff #2a00eb #2400c9 #1e00a7 #180085 #120063 #0c0041 #06001f

Tints of medium slate blue

#9780ff #a18cff #ab98ff #b5a4ff #bfb1ff #c9bdff #d3c9ff #dcd5ff #e6e1ff #f0edff

Colors that go with medium slate blue

Complementary#e6ff74 Analogous#74a0ff Analogous#d374ff Triadic#ff8d74 Triadic#74ff8d Split complementary#ffd374 Split complementary#a1ff74

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 45, 55, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8d74ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

45 55 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

45 55 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 #8d74ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8d74ff; }
.text { color: #8d74ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d74ff; }

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 #8d74ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8d74ff 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 #8d74ff 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 #8d74ff 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #8d74ff is computed, not guessed. 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.