BlueLightMuted

Boy Blue

#8EAED4

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.29:1Fails

Black text

8.63:1AAA

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About Boy Blue

Boy Blue (#8EAED4) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 142, 174, 212 and its HSL value is 213°, 45%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 (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

#8EAED4 · #D4B48E

Analogous

#8ED1D4 · #8EAED4 · #918ED4

Triadic

#8EAED4 · #D48EAE · #AED48E

Split complementary

#8EAED4 · #D4918E · #D1D48E

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