BlueMid-toneMuted

Soft Charcoal

#837F9A

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.84:1AA large

Black text

5.15:1AA

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About Soft Charcoal

Soft Charcoal (#837F9A) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 131, 127, 154 and its HSL value is 249°, 12%, 55%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Soft Charcoal, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#837F9A · #969A7F

Analogous

#7F899A · #837F9A · #917F9A

Triadic

#837F9A · #9A837F · #7F9A83

Split complementary

#837F9A · #9A917F · #899A7F

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