CyanMid-toneMuted

Explorer Blue

#55A0B0

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.98:1Fails

Black text

6.64:1AA

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About Explorer Blue

Explorer Blue (#55A0B0) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 85, 160, 176 and its HSL value is 191°, 37%, 51%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Explorer Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#55A0B0 · #B06555

Analogous

#55B092 · #55A0B0 · #5573B0

Triadic

#55A0B0 · #B055A0 · #A0B055

Split complementary

#55A0B0 · #B05573 · #B09255

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