BlueLightMuted

Placid Blue

#88AACF

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.41:1Fails

Black text

8.20:1AAA

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About Placid Blue

Placid Blue (#88AACF) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 136, 170, 207 and its HSL value is 211°, 43%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.20:1 (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

#88AACF · #CFAD88

Analogous

#88CECF · #88AACF · #8988CF

Triadic

#88AACF · #CF88AA · #AACF88

Split complementary

#88AACF · #CF8988 · #CECF88

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