BlueMid-toneMuted

Pewter Blue

#8CA6B5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.55:1Fails

Black text

7.77:1AAA

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About Pewter Blue

Pewter Blue (#8CA6B5) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 140, 166, 181 and its HSL value is 202°, 22%, 63%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 (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

#8CA6B5 · #B59B8C

Analogous

#8CB5B0 · #8CA6B5 · #8C91B5

Triadic

#8CA6B5 · #B58CA6 · #A6B58C

Split complementary

#8CA6B5 · #B58C91 · #B5B08C

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