Light slate gray

#9298bc

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 confident. 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 #9298bc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9298bc

RGB146, 152, 188

HSL231, 24%, 65%

HSV231, 22%, 74%

CMYK22%, 19%, 0%, 26%

Lab63.51, 5.71, -19.35

XYZ32.16, 32.2, 52.1

Decimal9607356

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone659 C

Shades of light slate gray

#7f86b0 #6c74a5 #5c6596 #515884 #454c71 #3a3f5e #2e324b #232639 #171926 #0c0d13

Tints of light slate gray

#9ca1c2 #a6abc8 #afb4ce #b9bdd4 #c3c6da #cdd0e0 #d7d9e6 #e0e2ec #eaebf2 #f4f5f8

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#bcb692 Analogous#92adbc Analogous#a192bc Triadic#bc9298 Triadic#98bc92 Split complementary#bca192 Split complementary#adbc92

Light slate gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 22, 19, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9298bc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

22 19 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

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

Light slate gray in css

Copy #9298bc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9298bc; }
.text { color: #9298bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9298bc; }

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 #9298bc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9298bc against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light slate gray on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #9298bc 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light slate gray into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #9298bc 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.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #9298bc come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.