BlueMid-toneMuted

Adhesion

#9F9BAE

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.70:1Fails

Black text

7.33:1AAA

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About Adhesion

Adhesion (#9F9BAE) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 159, 155, 174 and its HSL value is 253°, 10%, 65%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 (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

#9F9BAE · #AAAE9B

Analogous

#9BA0AE · #9F9BAE · #A99BAE

Triadic

#9F9BAE · #AE9F9B · #9BAE9F

Split complementary

#9F9BAE · #AEA99B · #A0AE9B

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