BlueMid-toneMuted

Relaxing Blue

#8A9FAB

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.75:1Fails

Black text

7.19:1AAA

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About Relaxing Blue

Relaxing Blue (#8A9FAB) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 138, 159, 171 and its HSL value is 202°, 16%, 61%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 (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

#8A9FAB · #AB968A

Analogous

#8AABA6 · #8A9FAB · #8A8FAB

Triadic

#8A9FAB · #AB8A9F · #9FAB8A

Split complementary

#8A9FAB · #AB8A8F · #ABA68A

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