CyanMid-toneMuted

Maximum Blue

#49ABC9

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.64:1Fails

Black text

7.50:1AAA

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About Maximum Blue

Maximum Blue (#49ABC9) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 73, 171, 201 and its HSL value is 194°, 54%, 54%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.50:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Maximum Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#49ABC9 · #C96749

Analogous

#49C9A7 · #49ABC9 · #496BC9

Triadic

#49ABC9 · #C949AB · #ABC949

Split complementary

#49ABC9 · #C9496B · #C9A749

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