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Boy Blue

#8CACD3

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.34:1Fails

Black text

8.44:1AAA

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About Boy Blue

Boy Blue (#8CACD3) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 140, 172, 211 and its HSL value is 213°, 45%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 (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

#8CACD3 · #D3B38C

Analogous

#8CD0D3 · #8CACD3 · #908CD3

Triadic

#8CACD3 · #D38CAC · #ACD38C

Split complementary

#8CACD3 · #D3908C · #D0D38C

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