BlueMid-toneMuted

Adhesion

#9C9BAE

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.72:1Fails

Black text

7.27:1AAA

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About Adhesion

Adhesion (#9C9BAE) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 156, 155, 174 and its HSL value is 243°, 10%, 65%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Adhesion, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#9C9BAE · #ADAE9B

Analogous

#9BA3AE · #9C9BAE · #A69BAE

Triadic

#9C9BAE · #AE9C9B · #9BAE9C

Split complementary

#9C9BAE · #AEA69B · #A3AE9B

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