BlueMid-toneMuted

Sweet Lavender

#8C8EBE

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.12:1AA large

Black text

6.34:1AA

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About Sweet Lavender

Sweet Lavender (#8C8EBE) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 140, 142, 190 and its HSL value is 238°, 28%, 65%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Sweet Lavender, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#8C8EBE · #BEBC8C

Analogous

#8CA7BE · #8C8EBE · #A38CBE

Triadic

#8C8EBE · #BE8C8E · #8EBE8C

Split complementary

#8C8EBE · #BEA38C · #A7BE8C

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