BlueMid-toneMuted

Spectrum Blue

#42438C

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.70:1AAA

Black text

2.28:1Fails

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About Spectrum Blue

Spectrum Blue (#42438C) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 66, 67, 140 and its HSL value is 239°, 36%, 40%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.70:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Spectrum Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#42438C · #8C8B42

Analogous

#42688C · #42438C · #66428C

Triadic

#42438C · #8C4243 · #438C42

Split complementary

#42438C · #8C6642 · #688C42

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