BlueMid-toneMuted

Sweet Lavender

#8E8BB6

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.22:1AA large

Black text

6.15:1AA

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About Sweet Lavender

Sweet Lavender (#8E8BB6) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 142, 139, 182 and its HSL value is 244°, 23%, 63%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 (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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Complementary

#8E8BB6 · #B3B68B

Analogous

#8B9EB6 · #8E8BB6 · #A38BB6

Triadic

#8E8BB6 · #B68E8B · #8BB68E

Split complementary

#8E8BB6 · #B6A38B · #9EB68B

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