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Blue Heron

#969EC6

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.62:1Fails

Black text

7.54:1AAA

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About Blue Heron

Blue Heron (#969EC6) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 150, 158, 198 and its HSL value is 230°, 30%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 (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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Complementary

#969EC6 · #C6BE96

Analogous

#96B6C6 · #969EC6 · #A696C6

Triadic

#969EC6 · #C6969E · #9EC696

Split complementary

#969EC6 · #C6A696 · #B6C696

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