BlueLightMuted

Blue Heron

#979FC5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.60:1Fails

Black text

7.62:1AAA

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About Blue Heron

Blue Heron (#979FC5) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 151, 159, 197 and its HSL value is 230°, 28%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 (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

#979FC5 · #C5BD97

Analogous

#97B6C5 · #979FC5 · #A697C5

Triadic

#979FC5 · #C5979F · #9FC597

Split complementary

#979FC5 · #C5A697 · #B6C597

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