BlueMid-toneMuted

Pewter Blue

#8BA6B6

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.55:1Fails

Black text

7.76:1AAA

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About Pewter Blue

Pewter Blue (#8BA6B6) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 139, 166, 182 and its HSL value is 202°, 23%, 63%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 (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

#8BA6B6 · #B69B8B

Analogous

#8BB6B0 · #8BA6B6 · #8B91B6

Triadic

#8BA6B6 · #B68BA6 · #A6B68B

Split complementary

#8BA6B6 · #B68B91 · #B6B08B

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