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Boy Blue

#8CAED9

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.29:1Fails

Black text

8.65:1AAA

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About Boy Blue

Boy Blue (#8CAED9) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 140, 174, 217 and its HSL value is 214°, 50%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 (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

#8CAED9 · #D9B78C

Analogous

#8CD4D9 · #8CAED9 · #908CD9

Triadic

#8CAED9 · #D98CAE · #AED98C

Split complementary

#8CAED9 · #D9908C · #D5D98C

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