Light slate gray

#8a8dae

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 muted. 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 #8a8dae, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a8dae

RGB138, 141, 174

HSL235, 18%, 61%

HSV235, 21%, 68%

CMYK21%, 19%, 0%, 32%

Lab59.44, 6.1, -17.67

XYZ27.65, 27.51, 43.9

Decimal9080238

Web safe#999999

Pantone659 C

Shades of light slate gray

#797da2 #696d97 #5d6186 #525576 #464965 #3b3d55 #2f3144 #242533 #181923 #0d0d12

Tints of light slate gray

#9597b5 #9fa2bd #aaacc4 #b5b6cb #bfc1d3 #cacbda #d5d6e2 #dfe0e9 #eaeaf0 #f4f5f8

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#aeab8a Analogous#8a9fae Analogous#998aae Triadic#ae8a8d Triadic#8dae8a Split complementary#ae998a Split complementary#9fae8a

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 21, 19, 0, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a8dae on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 19 0 32

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 21 4 38

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 #8a8dae straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a8dae; }
.text { color: #8a8dae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8dae; }

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 #8a8dae against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a8dae 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 #8a8dae 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 #8a8dae 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

The figures for #8a8dae come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.