BlueMid-toneMuted

Tall Waves

#5D9BCB

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.99:1Fails

Black text

6.61:1AA

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About Tall Waves

Tall Waves (#5D9BCB) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 93, 155, 203 and its HSL value is 206°, 51%, 58%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Tall Waves, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#5D9BCB · #CB8D5D

Analogous

#5DCBC4 · #5D9BCB · #5D64CB

Triadic

#5D9BCB · #CB5D9B · #9BCB5D

Split complementary

#5D9BCB · #CB5D64 · #CBC45D

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