BlueMid-toneMuted

Melancholic Sea

#557A8F

Contrast at a glance

White text

4.60:1AA

Black text

4.31:1AA large

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About Melancholic Sea

Melancholic Sea (#557A8F) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 85, 122, 143 and its HSL value is 202°, 25%, 45%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 4.60:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Melancholic Sea, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#557A8F · #8F6A55

Analogous

#558F87 · #557A8F · #555D8F

Triadic

#557A8F · #8F557A · #7A8F55

Split complementary

#557A8F · #8F555D · #8F8755

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