CyanMid-toneMuted

Stratford Blue

#538C98

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.77:1AA large

Black text

5.25:1AA

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About Stratford Blue

Stratford Blue (#538C98) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 83, 140, 152 and its HSL value is 190°, 29%, 46%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Stratford Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#538C98 · #985F53

Analogous

#539882 · #538C98 · #536A98

Triadic

#538C98 · #98538C · #8C9853

Split complementary

#538C98 · #985369 · #988253

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