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Boy Blue

#8CAAD3

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.38:1Fails

Black text

8.30:1AAA

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About Boy Blue

Boy Blue (#8CAAD3) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 140, 170, 211 and its HSL value is 215°, 45%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.30:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Boy Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#8CAAD3 · #D3B58C

Analogous

#8CCDD3 · #8CAAD3 · #928CD3

Triadic

#8CAAD3 · #D38CAA · #AAD38C

Split complementary

#8CAAD3 · #D3928C · #CDD38C

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