BlueMid-toneMuted

Faded Sea

#8E9FAF

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.72:1Fails

Black text

7.29:1AAA

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About Faded Sea

Faded Sea (#8E9FAF) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 142, 159, 175 and its HSL value is 209°, 17%, 62%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Faded Sea, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#8E9FAF · #AF9E8E

Analogous

#8EAFAF · #8E9FAF · #8E8EAF

Triadic

#8E9FAF · #AF8E9F · #9FAF8E

Split complementary

#8E9FAF · #AF8E8F · #AFAF8E

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