BlueMid-toneMuted

Grey Blue

#79A3B8

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.71:1Fails

Black text

7.30:1AAA

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About Grey Blue

Grey Blue (#79A3B8) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 121, 163, 184 and its HSL value is 200°, 31%, 60%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.30:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Grey Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#79A3B8 · #B88E79

Analogous

#79B8AE · #79A3B8 · #7984B8

Triadic

#79A3B8 · #B879A3 · #A3B879

Split complementary

#79A3B8 · #B87984 · #B8AE79

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