Light slate gray

#8e8fb4

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

Light slate gray is a mid blue that reads grounded. 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 #8e8fb4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8e8fb4

RGB142, 143, 180

HSL238, 20%, 63%

HSV238, 21%, 71%

CMYK21%, 21%, 0%, 29%

Lab60.51, 7.67, -19.43

XYZ29.22, 28.69, 47.18

Decimal9342900

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone271 C

Shades of light slate gray

#7c7ea8 #6b6c9d #5e5f8d #52537b #46476a #3b3b58 #2f3047 #232435 #181824 #0c0c12

Tints of light slate gray

#9899bb #a2a3c2 #adadc8 #b7b8cf #c1c2d6 #cbccdd #d6d6e4 #e0e0ea #eaeaf1 #f4f4f8

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#b4b38e Analogous#8ea2b4 Analogous#a08eb4 Triadic#b48e8f Triadic#8fb48e Split complementary#b4a08e Split complementary#a2b48e

Light slate gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 21, 21, 0, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8e8fb4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 21 0 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 23 4 35

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 #8e8fb4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8e8fb4; }
.text { color: #8e8fb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8fb4; }

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 #8e8fb4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8e8fb4 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 #8e8fb4 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 #8e8fb4 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

Here is how the numbers for #8e8fb4 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.