NeutralMid-toneMuted

Blue Steel

#525A62

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.01:1AAA

Black text

2.83:1Fails

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About Blue Steel

Blue Steel (#525A62) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 82, 90, 98 and its HSL value is 210°, 9%, 35%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 (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

#525A62 · #625A52

Analogous

#526262 · #525A62 · #525262

Triadic

#525A62 · #62525A · #5A6252

Split complementary

#525A62 · #625252 · #626252

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