BlueLightMuted

Smoke on the Water

#9CA9B2

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.41:1Fails

Black text

8.23:1AAA

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About Smoke on the Water

Smoke on the Water (#9CA9B2) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 156, 169, 178 and its HSL value is 205°, 12%, 65%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Smoke on the Water, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#9CA9B2 · #B2A59C

Analogous

#9CB2B0 · #9CA9B2 · #9C9EB2

Triadic

#9CA9B2 · #B29CA9 · #A9B29C

Split complementary

#9CA9B2 · #B29C9E · #B2B09C

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