BlueMid-toneMuted

High Tide

#85A5C5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.57:1Fails

Black text

7.72:1AAA

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About High Tide

High Tide (#85A5C5) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 133, 165, 197 and its HSL value is 210°, 36%, 65%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of High Tide, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#85A5C5 · #C5A585

Analogous

#85C5C5 · #85A5C5 · #8585C5

Triadic

#85A5C5 · #C585A5 · #A5C585

Split complementary

#85A5C5 · #C58585 · #C5C585

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