Light slate gray

#8d9bbc

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 222 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 #8d9bbc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8d9bbc

RGB141, 155, 188

HSL222, 26%, 65%

HSV222, 25%, 74%

CMYK25%, 18%, 0%, 26%

Lab63.95, 2.45, -18.71

XYZ31.78, 32.74, 52.22

Decimal9280444

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone535 C

Shades of light slate gray

#7a8bb1 #677aa6 #596b97 #4e5e84 #435071 #38435e #2c364c #212839 #161b26 #0b0e13

Tints of light slate gray

#97a4c2 #a2adc8 #acb6ce #b6bfd4 #c0c8da #cbd1e0 #d5dae6 #dfe3ec #e9ecf2 #f4f5f8

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#bcae8d Analogous#8db3bc Analogous#978dbc Triadic#bc8d9b Triadic#9bbc8d Split complementary#bc978d Split complementary#b3bc8d

Light slate gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 25, 18, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8d9bbc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

25 18 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

27 21 4 32

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 #8d9bbc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8d9bbc; }
.text { color: #8d9bbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9bbc; }

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 #8d9bbc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8d9bbc 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 #8d9bbc 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 #8d9bbc 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 #8d9bbc 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 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.