Light slate gray

#668ea2

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 200 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Light slate gray color values

Every conversion for #668ea2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#668ea2

RGB102, 142, 162

HSL200, 24%, 52%

HSV200, 37%, 64%

CMYK37%, 12%, 0%, 36%

Lab56.86, -8.58, -14.97

XYZ21.67, 24.78, 37.82

Decimal6721186

Web safe#669999

Pantone549 C

Shades of light slate gray

#5b8296 #527587 #496979 #415c6a #38505c #2f434d #26363f #1d2a30 #141d22 #0c1113

Tints of light slate gray

#7498ab #82a3b3 #91adbc #9fb8c5 #adc2cd #bbcdd6 #c9d7de #d8e2e7 #e6ecf0 #f4f7f8

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#a27a66 Analogous#66a298 Analogous#6670a2 Triadic#a2668e Triadic#8ea266 Split complementary#a26670 Split complementary#a29866

Light slate gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 37, 12, 0, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #668ea2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

37 12 0 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

38 15 4 42

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 #668ea2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #668ea2; }
.text { color: #668ea2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668ea2; }

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 #668ea2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #668ea2 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 #668ea2 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 #668ea2 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 #668ea2 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. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.