BlueMid-toneMuted

Pewter Blue

#8BA4B6

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.60:1Fails

Black text

7.62:1AAA

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About Pewter Blue

Pewter Blue (#8BA4B6) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 139, 164, 182 and its HSL value is 205°, 23%, 63%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Pewter Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#8BA4B6 · #B69D8B

Analogous

#8BB6B3 · #8BA4B6 · #8B8EB6

Triadic

#8BA4B6 · #B68BA4 · #A4B68B

Split complementary

#8BA4B6 · #B68B8E · #B6B38B

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