BlueLightMuted

Blue Heron

#979FC6

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.60:1Fails

Black text

7.63:1AAA

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About Blue Heron

Blue Heron (#979FC6) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 151, 159, 198 and its HSL value is 230°, 29%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 (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

#979FC6 · #C6BE97

Analogous

#97B6C6 · #979FC6 · #A797C6

Triadic

#979FC6 · #C6979F · #9FC697

Split complementary

#979FC6 · #C6A797 · #B6C697

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