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Shimmering Sea

#2C506C

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.50:1AAA

Black text

2.33:1Fails

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About Shimmering Sea

Shimmering Sea (#2C506C) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 44, 80, 108 and its HSL value is 206°, 42%, 30%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.50:1 (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

#2C506C · #6C482C

Analogous

#2C6C68 · #2C506C · #2C306C

Triadic

#2C506C · #6C2C50 · #506C2C

Split complementary

#2C506C · #6C2C30 · #6C682C

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