CyanMid-toneMuted

Pewter Blue

#8BA8B3

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.52:1Fails

Black text

7.87:1AAA

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About Pewter Blue

Pewter Blue (#8BA8B3) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 139, 168, 179 and its HSL value is 196°, 21%, 62%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 (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

#8BA8B3 · #B3968B

Analogous

#8BB3AA · #8BA8B3 · #8B94B3

Triadic

#8BA8B3 · #B38BA8 · #A8B38B

Split complementary

#8BA8B3 · #B38B94 · #B3AA8B

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