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Blue Steel

#52595F

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.11:1AAA

Black text

2.78:1Fails

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About Blue Steel

Blue Steel (#52595F) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 82, 89, 95 and its HSL value is 208°, 7%, 35%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Blue Steel, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#52595F · #5F5852

Analogous

#525F5F · #52595F · #52525F

Triadic

#52595F · #5F5259 · #595F52

Split complementary

#52595F · #5F5252 · #5F5F52

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