BlueLightVivid

Carolina Blue

#8CB2FF

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.12:1Fails

Black text

9.36:1AAA

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About Carolina Blue

Carolina Blue (#8CB2FF) is a light vivid blue. Its RGB value is 140, 178, 255 and its HSL value is 220°, 100%, 77%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 (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

#8CB2FF · #FFD98C

Analogous

#8CECFF · #8CB2FF · #A08CFF

Triadic

#8CB2FF · #FF8CB2 · #B2FF8C

Split complementary

#8CB2FF · #FFA08C · #ECFF8C

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