Light slate gray

#878ebf

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

Light slate gray sits in the blue band, mid and soft. 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 #878ebf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#878ebf

RGB135, 142, 191

HSL233, 30%, 64%

HSV233, 29%, 75%

CMYK29%, 26%, 0%, 25%

Lab60.12, 8.76, -26.29

XYZ29.07, 28.26, 53.21

Decimal8883903

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone659 C

Shades of light slate gray

#747cb5 #606aaa #535c9b #485088 #3e4574 #343961 #292e4e #1f233a #151727 #0b0c14

Tints of light slate gray

#9298c5 #9da2cb #a8add0 #b2b7d6 #bdc1dc #c8cbe2 #d3d5e7 #dee0ed #e9eaf3 #f3f4f9

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#bfb887 Analogous#87aabf Analogous#9c87bf Triadic#bf878e Triadic#8ebf87 Split complementary#bf9c87 Split complementary#aabf87

Light slate gray in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 29, 26, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #878ebf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

29 26 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

31 28 4 31

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 #878ebf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #878ebf; }
.text { color: #878ebf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878ebf; }

How light slate gray looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Light slate gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #878ebf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #878ebf 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 #878ebf 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 #878ebf 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

Here is how the numbers for #878ebf are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.