BlueLightMuted

Blue Heron

#8DA0C6

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.63:1Fails

Black text

7.52:1AAA

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About Blue Heron

Blue Heron (#8DA0C6) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 141, 160, 198 and its HSL value is 220°, 33%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Blue Heron, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#8DA0C6 · #C6B38D

Analogous

#8DBCC6 · #8DA0C6 · #978DC6

Triadic

#8DA0C6 · #C68DA0 · #A0C68D

Split complementary

#8DA0C6 · #C6978D · #BCC68D

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