BlueMid-toneMuted

Pencil Lead

#596078

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.23:1AA

Black text

3.18:1AA large

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About Pencil Lead

Pencil Lead (#596078) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 89, 96, 120 and its HSL value is 226°, 15%, 41%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Pencil Lead, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#596078 · #787159

Analogous

#596F78 · #596078 · #625978

Triadic

#596078 · #785960 · #607859

Split complementary

#596078 · #786259 · #6F7859

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