CyanMid-toneMuted

Dragonfly Blue

#42A9C8

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.71:1Fails

Black text

7.30:1AAA

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About Dragonfly Blue

Dragonfly Blue (#42A9C8) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 66, 169, 200 and its HSL value is 194°, 55%, 52%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.30:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Dragonfly Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#42A9C8 · #C86142

Analogous

#42C8A4 · #42A9C8 · #4266C8

Triadic

#42A9C8 · #C842A9 · #A9C842

Split complementary

#42A9C8 · #C84266 · #C8A442

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