Light slate gray

#8a92b2

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Light slate gray color values

Every conversion for #8a92b2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a92b2

RGB138, 146, 178

HSL228, 21%, 62%

HSV228, 22%, 70%

CMYK22%, 18%, 0%, 30%

Lab60.94, 4.19, -17.68

XYZ28.8, 29.18, 46.23

Decimal9081522

Web safe#999999

Pantone659 C

Shades of light slate gray

#7982a7 #68729b #5b658b #50587a #454c69 #393f57 #2e3346 #232635 #171a24 #0c0d12

Tints of light slate gray

#959cb9 #9fa6c0 #aab0c7 #b4bace #bfc3d5 #cacddc #d4d7e3 #dfe1ea #eaebf1 #f4f5f8

Colors that go with light slate gray

Complementary#b2aa8a Analogous#8aa6b2 Analogous#968ab2 Triadic#b28a92 Triadic#92b28a Split complementary#b2968a Split complementary#a6b28a

Light slate gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 22, 18, 0, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a92b2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

22 18 0 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

24 21 4 36

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 #8a92b2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a92b2; }
.text { color: #8a92b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a92b2; }

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 #8a92b2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a92b2 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 #8a92b2 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 #8a92b2 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 #8a92b2 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.