BlueMid-toneMuted

Plum Blue

#495F75

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.61:1AA

Black text

3.00:1Fails

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About Plum Blue

Plum Blue (#495F75) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 73, 95, 117 and its HSL value is 210°, 23%, 37%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Plum Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Complementary

#495F75 · #755F49

Analogous

#497575 · #495F75 · #494975

Triadic

#495F75 · #75495F · #5F7549

Split complementary

#495F75 · #754949 · #757549

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