BlueLightMuted

Buoyant Blue

#83AFDC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.30:1Fails

Black text

8.61:1AAA

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About Buoyant Blue

Buoyant Blue (#83AFDC) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 131, 175, 220 and its HSL value is 210°, 56%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Buoyant Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#83AFDC · #DCB083

Analogous

#83DCDC · #83AFDC · #8383DC

Triadic

#83AFDC · #DC83AF · #AFDC83

Split complementary

#83AFDC · #DC8383 · #DCDC83

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