Medium slate blue

#6d71c1

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

Medium slate blue sits in the blue band, mid and soft. 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.

Medium slate blue color values

Every conversion for #6d71c1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6d71c1

RGB109, 113, 193

HSL237, 40%, 59%

HSV237, 44%, 76%

CMYK44%, 41%, 0%, 24%

Lab50.58, 19.24, -42.48

XYZ21.84, 18.91, 52.95

Decimal7172545

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2727 C

Shades of medium slate blue

#5a5eb9 #4a4fae #42469b #3a3d88 #323575 #292c62 #21244f #191b3c #111229 #090a15

Tints of medium slate blue

#7a7ec7 #888bcc #9598d2 #a2a5d8 #b0b2dd #bdbfe3 #cacce9 #d8d9ee #e5e6f4 #f2f3fa

Colors that go with medium slate blue

Complementary#c1bd6d Analogous#6d9bc1 Analogous#936dc1 Triadic#c16d71 Triadic#71c16d Split complementary#c1936d Split complementary#9bc16d

Medium slate blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 44, 41, 0, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6d71c1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

44 41 0 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

44 42 4 30

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 #6d71c1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6d71c1; }
.text { color: #6d71c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d71c1; }

How medium slate blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Medium slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #6d71c1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6d71c1 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 #6d71c1 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #6d71c1 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 medium slate blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #6d71c1 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.