{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"aegean-blue-vs-shale","type":"nearest","name":"Aegean Blue vs Shale","verdict":"Aegean Blue and Shale are very close colors. Aegean Blue is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.1:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Aegean Blue and Shale are different blue colors with HEX values #4E6E81 and #59656F. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 22.9, their contrast ratio is 1.1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":22.9,"contrastRatio":1.1,"colors":[{"slug":"aegean-blue","name":"Aegean Blue","hex":"#4E6E81","rgb":[78,110,129],"hsl":[202,25,41],"cmyk":[40,15,0,49],"family":"blue","temperature":"cool","tone":["muted"],"luminance":0.1436,"contrast":{"black":3.87,"white":5.42},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":5.42},"description":"Aegean Blue is #4E6E81, a cool blue color with muted character. Compared with Shale, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for interfaces, brand systems, and technical design, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/aegean-blue/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/aegean-blue.json"},{"slug":"shale","name":"Shale","hex":"#59656F","rgb":[89,101,111],"hsl":[207,11,39],"cmyk":[20,9,0,56],"family":"blue","temperature":"cool","tone":["muted"],"luminance":0.1258,"contrast":{"black":3.52,"white":5.97},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":5.97},"description":"Shale is #59656F, a cool blue color with muted character. Compared with Aegean Blue, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/shale/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/shale.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":22.9,"contrastRatio":1.1,"hslDelta":{"hue":5,"saturation":14,"lightness":2},"luminanceDelta":0.0178,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["muted"],"lighterColor":"Aegean Blue","moreSaturatedColor":"Aegean Blue"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.1,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Aegean Blue","background":"#4E6E81","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":5.42},{"color":"Shale","background":"#59656F","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":5.97}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Aegean Blue is better when the design needs muted blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #4E6E81.","chooseSecondWhen":"Shale is better when the design needs muted blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #59656F.","useTogetherWhen":"Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."},"relatedApi":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/aegean-blue-vs-shale.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/aegean-blue.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/shale.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/aegean-blue-vs-shale/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/aegean-blue-vs-shale.json"}