Light Slate is a light pastel shade of Cyan. It belongs to the color family Pastel Cyan, and it has high lightness and low saturation. Light Slate is a pastel color. Light Slate is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Light Slate is #CCFFFF.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Light Slate has 80%% Red, 100% Green, and 100% Blue.
Light Slate has 180° Hue, 20% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Light Slate has 180° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 90% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Light Slate has 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow, and 0% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#CCFFFF |
|
RGB |
(204, 255, 255) |
(80%, 100%, 100%) |
HSV |
(180°, 20, 100) |
(50%, 20%, 100%) |
HSL |
(180°, 100, 90) |
(50%, 100%, 90%) |
CMYK |
(20, 0, 0, 0) |
(20%, 0%, 0%, 0%) |
The natural luminance of Light Slate is 92%, which is high.
Light Slate has a higher contrast with black than white.
Light Slate and black have a 19.3:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Light Slate and white have a 1.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
92% |
AAA (19.3) |
insufficient (1.1) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Light Slate paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 20% Cyan, 80% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
20%
Magenta
0%
Black
0%
White
80%
To mix Light Slate paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 20% Cyan, 80% White, as shown below.
Cyan
20%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
0%
Black
0%
White
80%
Colors similar to Light Slate are: Very Light Blue, Light Sky Blue, Foam, Ice, and Oyster Bay. Very Light Blue is paler than Light Slate. Light Sky Blue is more blue and darker than Light Slate. Foam is more green and paler than Light Slate. Ice is more green and paler than Light Slate. Oyster Bay is more blue and paler than Light Slate.