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Walden Pond

#799CB6

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.90:1Fails

Black text

6.83:1AA

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About Walden Pond

Walden Pond (#799CB6) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 121, 156, 182 and its HSL value is 206°, 29%, 59%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Walden Pond, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#799CB6 · #B69379

Analogous

#79B6B2 · #799CB6 · #797DB6

Triadic

#799CB6 · #B6799C · #9CB679

Split complementary

#799CB6 · #B6797D · #B6B279

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