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Shimmering Sea

#2C506A

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.53:1AAA

Black text

2.32:1Fails

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About Shimmering Sea

Shimmering Sea (#2C506A) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 44, 80, 106 and its HSL value is 205°, 41%, 29%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Shimmering Sea, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#2C506A · #6A462C

Analogous

#2C6A65 · #2C506A · #2C316A

Triadic

#2C506A · #6A2C50 · #506A2C

Split complementary

#2C506A · #6A2C31 · #6A652C

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