BlueLightVivid

Carolina Blue

#8CB7F7

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.05:1Fails

Black text

9.65:1AAA

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About Carolina Blue

Carolina Blue (#8CB7F7) is a light vivid blue. Its RGB value is 140, 183, 247 and its HSL value is 216°, 87%, 76%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 (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

#8CB7F7 · #F7CC8C

Analogous

#8CEDF7 · #8CB7F7 · #968CF7

Triadic

#8CB7F7 · #F78CB7 · #B7F78C

Split complementary

#8CB7F7 · #F7968C · #EDF78C

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