BlueMid-toneMuted

Plum Blue

#495F76

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.60:1AA

Black text

3.00:1Fails

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About Plum Blue

Plum Blue (#495F76) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 73, 95, 118 and its HSL value is 211°, 24%, 37%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.60:1 (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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Complementary

#495F76 · #766049

Analogous

#497676 · #495F76 · #4A4976

Triadic

#495F76 · #76495F · #5F7649

Split complementary

#495F76 · #764949 · #767649

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