Colors

#CBD5E1

Slate 300

Slate 300 is #CBD5E1 — a neutral used for type, borders, and surfaces. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#CBD5E1
RGB
rgb(203, 213, 225)
HSL
hsl(213,27%,84%)
HSV
hsv(213, 10%, 88%)
CMYK
cmyk(10,5,0,12)
OKLCH
oklch(86.9% 0.020 252.9)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#D5DDE7

20% white

#E0E6ED

40% white

#EAEEF3

60% white

#F5F7F9

80% white

Shades

#A2AAB4

20% black

#7A8087

40% black

#51555A

60% black

#292B2D

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Slate 300. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#CBD5E1

#E1D7CB

#FCFCFD

#FDFCFC

#A5AFBB

Analogous

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#CBE0E1

#CBD5E1

#CCCBE1

#D7CBE1

#CDE0D7

Triadic

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#CBD5E1

#E1CBD5

#D5E1CB

#FDFCFC

#BBC9B0

Split Complementary

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#CBD5E1

#E1CCCB

#E0E1CB

#FFFFFF

#BBB1A5

Monochromatic

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#253241

#415771

#5D7CA2

#8EA3BE

#BECBDA

Tetradic

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#CBD5E1

#E1CBE0

#E1D7CB

#CBE1CC

#F7F3F6

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 1.48:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Fail
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail
On black · 14.14:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Pass
AAA large text Pass

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