BlueLightMuted

Thistle Down

#979BBA

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.72:1Fails

Black text

7.27:1AAA

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About Thistle Down

Thistle Down (#979BBA) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 151, 155, 186 and its HSL value is 233°, 20%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Thistle Down, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#979BBA · #BAB697

Analogous

#97ADBA · #979BBA · #A497BA

Triadic

#979BBA · #BA979B · #9BBA97

Split complementary

#979BBA · #BAA497 · #ADBA97

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