Light slate gray

#8693a5

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 215 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 #8693a5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8693a5

RGB134, 147, 165

HSL215, 15%, 59%

HSV215, 19%, 65%

CMYK19%, 11%, 0%, 35%

Lab60.47, -0.71, -11.03

XYZ27.06, 28.65, 39.7

Decimal8819621

Web safe#999999

Pantone5425 C

Shades of light slate gray

#77859a #69788d #5d6b7d #525e6e #46505f #3b434f #2f3640 #242930 #191c21 #0d0f12

Tints of light slate gray

#919dad #9ca7b5 #a7b1be #b2bbc6 #bdc4ce #c8ced6 #d4d8df #dfe2e7 #eaecef #f5f6f7

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#a59886 Analogous#86a2a5 Analogous#8986a5 Triadic#a58693 Triadic#93a586 Split complementary#a58986 Split complementary#a2a586

Light slate gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 19, 11, 0, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8693a5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

19 11 0 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 14 4 41

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 #8693a5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8693a5; }
.text { color: #8693a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8693a5; }

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 #8693a5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8693a5 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 #8693a5 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 #8693a5 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 #8693a5 are worked out. 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.