BlueMid-toneMuted

Relaxing Blue

#8A9DAA

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.81:1Fails

Black text

7.06:1AAA

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About Relaxing Blue

Relaxing Blue (#8A9DAA) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 138, 157, 170 and its HSL value is 204°, 16%, 60%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Relaxing Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#8A9DAA · #AA978A

Analogous

#8AAAA7 · #8A9DAA · #8A8DAA

Triadic

#8A9DAA · #AA8A9D · #9DAA8A

Split complementary

#8A9DAA · #AA8A8D · #AAA78A

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