BlueMid-toneMuted

Sweet Lavender

#8E8EBD

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.11:1AA large

Black text

6.37:1AA

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About Sweet Lavender

Sweet Lavender (#8E8EBD) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 142, 142, 189 and its HSL value is 240°, 26%, 65%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 (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

#8E8EBD · #BDBD8E

Analogous

#8EA5BD · #8E8EBD · #A58EBD

Triadic

#8E8EBD · #BD8E8E · #8EBD8E

Split complementary

#8E8EBD · #BDA68E · #A6BD8E

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