BlueMid-toneMuted

Faded Sea

#8D9BB0

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.82:1Fails

Black text

7.02:1AAA

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About Faded Sea

Faded Sea (#8D9BB0) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 141, 155, 176 and its HSL value is 216°, 18%, 62%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Faded Sea, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#8D9BB0 · #B0A28D

Analogous

#8DACB0 · #8D9BB0 · #918DB0

Triadic

#8D9BB0 · #B08D9B · #9BB08D

Split complementary

#8D9BB0 · #B0918D · #ADB08D

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