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Official description
blue gray
Standardised colour
Grey · Deep / dark · Cool undertone Details
Shimmer finish · Opaque pigmentation · Cream · Shimmer
Price
$25
Sephora
SephoraWhere to buy Slate (1 store)
Sephora$25 · out of stockView at SephoraSimilar to Makeup By Mario Long-Wear Cream Eyeshadow Slate
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Blush and lip colours to wear with Slate
Open Complete My LookFive ways to coordinate with Makeup By Mario Long-Wear Cream Eyeshadow Slate, chosen on measured swatch colour, colour family, depth and undertone. “Colour match” means a close colour; “Combination” means a deliberate pairing.
Neighbouring colours with a compatible undertone.
Blush
Peach
Anastasia Beverly Hills Magic Touch Cream Blush & Lip Trio, shade Peach
- Neighbouring colour: mauve with grey
- Combination · The blush pan · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$38
09 Cool Berry
Fenty Beauty Cheeks Out Freestyle Cream Blush, shade 09 Cool Berry
- Neighbouring colour: mauve with grey
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$28
View at Ulta BeautyLipstick
Next-Gen Thinking
NYX Professional Makeup Shine Loud High Shine Long-Lasting Liquid Lipstick, shade Next-Gen Thinking
- Neighbouring colour: other with grey
- Combination · Other · Deep / dark · Cool
$13
13 Marvelous Mauve
Sephora Collection Cream Lip Stain 10HR Liquid Lipstick, shade 13 Marvelous Mauve
- Neighbouring colour: mauve with grey
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$16
Lip gloss
Dolly Deep
Buxom Full-On Plumping Lip Polish, shade Dolly Deep
- Neighbouring colour: mauve with grey
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$26
Bust A Mauve
e.l.f. Cosmetics Pout Clout Lip Plumping Pen, shade Bust A Mauve
- Neighbouring colour: mauve with grey
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$9
Lip liner
Mayfair
MERIT Signature Lip Sheer Lip Liner, shade Mayfair
- Neighbouring colour: mauve with grey
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$24
Stormy
Anastasia Beverly Hills Velvety-Matte Precision Shaping Lip Liner, shade Stormy
- Neighbouring colour: other with grey
- Combination · Other · Medium · Cool
$22
The same colour family across lips, cheeks and eyes.
Blush
Off Book
R.E.M. Beauty Eclipse Cheek & Lip Stick, shade Off Book
- Nearest colour family: mauve
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$26
Magic Aura
MAC Cosmetics Strobe Beam Liquid Blush, shade Magic Aura
- Nearest colour family: mauve
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$30
Lipstick
Jet
MAC Cosmetics Squirt Plumping Lip Gloss Stick, shade Jet
- Nearest colour family: other
- Combination · Other · Deep / dark
$26
Caviar
MAC Cosmetics Retro Matte Liquid Lipstick, shade Caviar
- Nearest colour family: other
- Combination · Other · Deep / dark
$27
Lip gloss
Black Plum Glaze
Laneige Glaze Craze Tinted Polypeptide Lip Serum Treatment, shade Black Plum Glaze
- Nearest colour family: other
- Combination · Other · Deep / dark
$22
Brown Sugar
Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Treatment for Hydration + Nourishing Shine, shade Brown Sugar
- Nearest colour family: mauve
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$24
Lip liner
Ur My Taupe/Badassery
Half Magic Sculptitude 2-in-1 Lip Liner, shade Ur My Taupe/Badassery
- Nearest colour family: other
- Combination · Other · Deep / dark
$20
Alien
NYX Professional Makeup Suede Matte Lip Liner Velvet Soft Vegan Lip Pencil, shade Alien
- Nearest colour family: other
- Combination · Other · Deep / dark
$6
A clear difference in colour or depth, on purpose.
Blush
Apres
MERIT Flush Balm Cream Blush, shade Apres
- Contrast: berry with grey
- Combination · Berry · Deep / dark · Cool
$30
P37 Wisteria Violet
Prada Touch Cream-To-Powder Soft Blur Longwear Blush, shade P37 Wisteria Violet
- Contrast: plum with grey
- Combination · Plum · Deep / dark · Cool
$42
Lipstick
41 Vintage Rosewood
Sephora Collection Cream Lip Stain 10HR Liquid Lipstick, shade 41 Vintage Rosewood
- Contrast: nude with grey
- Combination · Nude · Deep / dark · Cool
$16
224 - Eva Grape
Gucci Velvet Matte Lipstick, shade 224 - Eva Grape
- Contrast: plum with grey
- Combination · Plum · Deep / dark · Cool
$49
Lip gloss
Espresso - rich brown
rhode Peptide Lip Tint Nourishing Glaze, shade Espresso - rich brown
- Contrast: brown with grey
- Combination · Brown · Deep / dark · Cool
$20
Rose Amber
Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer, shade Rose Amber
- Contrast: brown with grey
- Combination · Brown · Deep / dark · Cool
$23
Lip liner
Showtime
Morphe Signature Lip Pencil, shade Showtime
- Contrast: brown with grey
- Combination · Brown · Deep / dark · Neutral
$7
Espresso Martini
e.l.f. Cosmetics Cream Glide Lip Liner, shade Espresso Martini
- Contrast: brown with grey
- Combination · Brown · Deep / dark · Cool
$2
Soft colours close to a natural flush.
Blush
Garconne
Westman Atelier Baby Cheeks Lip + Cheek Cream Blush Stick, shade Garconne
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$48
Sleepy Mauve
CoverGirl Trublend Skin Enhancer Balm Blush Stick, shade Sleepy Mauve
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$12.99
Lipstick
Overnight Hero
NYX Professional Makeup Shine Loud High Shine Long-Lasting Liquid Lipstick, shade Overnight Hero
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$13
Mauve Cloud
Anastasia Beverly Hills Full-Pigment Matte & Satin Velvet Lipstick, shade Mauve Cloud
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$26
Lip gloss
Spiked Toffee
NYX Professional Makeup Butter Gloss Non-Sticky Lip Gloss, shade Spiked Toffee
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$6
Dolly
Buxom Full-On Plumping Lip Polish, shade Dolly
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$26
Lip liner
Girl Talk
Morphe Signature Lip Pencil, shade Girl Talk
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$7
Rich Mauve
Makeup By Mario Ultra Suede Sculpting Lip Pencil, shade Rich Mauve
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$26
Saturated or deep colours that stand out.
Blush
Magic Aura
MAC Cosmetics Strobe Beam Liquid Blush, shade Magic Aura
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$30
Shade 5.5 - Wine Not/Cocoa Kiss
DIBS Beauty Desert Island Duo Blush + Bronzer Stick, shade Shade 5.5 - Wine Not/Cocoa Kiss
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · The Wine Not pan · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$36
Lipstick
Tropic Bliss
Kosas Wet Stick Moisturizing Shiny Sheer Lipstick with Ceramides, shade Tropic Bliss
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$25
Riri
Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Stix High-Shine Gloss Stick, shade Riri
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$27
Lip gloss
Rosewood
Milani Keep It Full Nourishing Lip Plumper, shade Rosewood
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$11.99
Dolly Medium
Buxom Full-On Plumping Lip Polish, shade Dolly Medium
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$26
Lip liner
Satin Plum
L.A. Girl Perfect Precision Lip Liner Pencil, shade Satin Plum
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$4
Enduring Mauve
L.A. Girl Ultimate Lip Intense Stay Auto Lipliner, shade Enduring Mauve
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$6
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Shade details
- Swatch colour
- #504950
- L* 31.9 a* 4.4 b* -3.1
- Colour family
- Grey
- from the description (“gray”)
- Colour depth
- Deep / dark
- from the swatch colour
- Primary undertone
- Cool
- from the description (“blue”)
- Secondary undertone
- Not listed
- not stated
- Colour description
- Not listed
- not stated
- Finish
- Shimmer
- the product's attributes
- Pigmentation
- Opaque
- the product's attributes
- Shimmer
- Yes
- the product's attributes or finish
- Format
- Cream
- the product's attributes
- Wear claims
- Long-wearing, claimed, Waterproof, Crease-resistant
- the product's attributes or description
- Skin suitability claims
- Comfortable, Fragrance-free
- the product's attributes or description
- Data confidence
- High
- Swatch colour measured and backed by the shade's words
- Source
- Sephora
- checked 4 Nov 2026
Description from Sephora, kept word for word; the standardised values are stored separately and never replace it. Swatch colours are read from retailer images, which are not colour-calibrated; images from the retailers named under each one.
All shades in this range (19)
Makeup By Mario Long-Wear Cream Eyeshadow- Ballet Blushrose gold
- Bisquepeachy crème
- Sandstonenude pink
- Blushrosy pink
- Mauvemuted mauve
- Taupeneutral brownish gray
- Chestnutmidtone brown
- Siennawarm brown
- Espressodeep neutral brown
- Slateblue gray(this shade)
- Blacksuper black
- Honey Crystalchampagne gold
- Pink Pearlopal pink
- Mauve Magicmauve bronze
- Fizzy Figcopper mauve
- Plum Pewtertaupe plum
- Bronze Baddiegolden brown
- Brown Sugarwarm bronze
- Mauve / Pink Pearlmuted mauve / opal pink