Medium slate blue

#905be1

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

Medium slate blue falls in the purple range, mid and strong. 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 #905be1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#905be1

RGB144, 91, 225

HSL264, 69%, 62%

HSV264, 60%, 88%

CMYK36%, 60%, 0%, 12%

Lab50.51, 49.29, -60.66

XYZ28.83, 18.85, 73.35

Decimal9460705

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone814 C

Shades of medium slate blue

#8043dd #6f2bd8 #6324c3 #561fab #4a1b93 #3e167a #321262 #260e4a #190932 #0d051a

Tints of medium slate blue

#9a6ae4 #a479e6 #ae88e9 #b897ec #c2a5ef #ccb4f1 #d7c3f4 #e1d2f7 #ebe1fa #f5f0fc

Colors that go with medium slate blue

Complementary#ace15b Analogous#5b69e1 Analogous#d35be1 Triadic#e1905b Triadic#5be190 Split complementary#e1d35b Split complementary#69e15b

Medium slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 36, 60, 0, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #905be1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

36 60 0 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

37 59 4 18

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Medium slate blue in css

Copy #905be1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #905be1; }
.text { color: #905be1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #905be1; }

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 #905be1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #905be1 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Medium slate blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #905be1 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn medium slate blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #905be1 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

The figures for #905be1 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.