BlueLightVivid

Carolina Blue

#8CB1FF

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.13:1Fails

Black text

9.28:1AAA

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About Carolina Blue

Carolina Blue (#8CB1FF) is a light vivid blue. Its RGB value is 140, 177, 255 and its HSL value is 221°, 100%, 77%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Carolina Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#8CB1FF · #FFDA8C

Analogous

#8CEBFF · #8CB1FF · #A08CFF

Triadic

#8CB1FF · #FF8CB1 · #B1FF8C

Split complementary

#8CB1FF · #FFA08C · #EBFF8C

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