Medium slate blue

#8a5cff

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 vivid. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Medium slate blue color values

Every conversion for #8a5cff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a5cff
RGB138, 92, 255
HSL257, 100%, 68%
HSV257, 64%, 100%
CMYK46%, 64%, 0%, 0%
Lab52.15, 55.38, -74.82
XYZ32.36, 20.28, 96.82
Decimal9067775
Web safe#9966ff
Pantone814 C
Pantone814 CHex#8a5cffRgb138 92 255Cmyk46 64 0 0Lab52 55 -75Darker#3a00ccDeep#5715ffLighter#bfa8fa

Shades of medium slate blue

Tints of medium slate blue

Colors that go with medium slate blue

Medium slate blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 46, 64, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a5cff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
46 64 0 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
46 63 4 6
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #8a5cff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a5cff; }
.text { color: #8a5cff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a5cff; }

How medium slate blue looks on light and dark

Medium slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8a5cff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.15:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
5.06:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a5cff 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 #8a5cff sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #8a5cff and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from medium slate blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #8a5cff is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.