Medium slate blue

#8a62dd

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 #8a62dd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a62dd
RGB138, 98, 221
HSL260, 64%, 63%
HSV260, 56%, 87%
CMYK38%, 56%, 0%, 13%
Lab51.1, 43.05, -57.47
XYZ27.9, 19.36, 70.67
Decimal9069277
Web safe#9966cc
Pantone814 C
Pantone814 CHex#8a62ddRgb138 98 221Cmyk38 56 0 13Lab51 43 -57Darker#441f91Deep#602cccLighter#b7a1e6

Shades of medium slate blue

Tints of medium slate blue

Colors that go with medium slate blue

Medium slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 38, 56, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a62dd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
38 56 0 13
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
39 56 4 19
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 #8a62dd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a62dd; }
.text { color: #8a62dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a62dd; }

How medium slate blue looks on light and dark

Medium slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8a62dd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.31:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
4.87:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a62dd 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 #8a62dd 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 #8a62dd 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 #8a62dd is computed, not guessed. 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.