BlueMid-toneMuted

Adhesion

#9E9BAE

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.71:1Fails

Black text

7.31:1AAA

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About Adhesion

Adhesion (#9E9BAE) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 158, 155, 174 and its HSL value is 249°, 10%, 65%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Adhesion, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#9E9BAE · #ABAE9B

Analogous

#9BA1AE · #9E9BAE · #A79BAE

Triadic

#9E9BAE · #AE9E9B · #9BAE9E

Split complementary

#9E9BAE · #AEA89B · #A1AE9B

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