BlueMid-toneMuted

Dead Lake

#2E5A8B

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.12:1AAA

Black text

2.78:1Fails

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About Dead Lake

Dead Lake (#2E5A8B) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 46, 90, 139 and its HSL value is 212°, 50%, 36%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Dead Lake, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#2E5A8B · #8B5F2E

Analogous

#2E888B · #2E5A8B · #312E8B

Triadic

#2E5A8B · #8B2E5A · #5A8B2E

Split complementary

#2E5A8B · #8B312E · #888B2E

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