BlueLightMuted

Placid Blue

#87ABD4

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.38:1Fails

Black text

8.30:1AAA

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About Placid Blue

Placid Blue (#87ABD4) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 135, 171, 212 and its HSL value is 212°, 47%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.30:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Placid Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#87ABD4 · #D4B087

Analogous

#87D2D4 · #87ABD4 · #8987D4

Triadic

#87ABD4 · #D487AB · #ABD487

Split complementary

#87ABD4 · #D48987 · #D2D487

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