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Blithe Blue

#90BDBC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.06:1Fails

Black text

9.61:1AAA

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About Blithe Blue

Blithe Blue (#90BDBC) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 144, 189, 188 and its HSL value is 179°, 25%, 65%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Blithe Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Complementary

#90BDBC · #BD9091

Analogous

#90BDA6 · #90BDBC · #90A7BD

Triadic

#90BDBC · #BC90BD · #BDBC90

Split complementary

#90BDBC · #BD90A7 · #BDA690

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