BlueLightMuted

Blue Heron

#979FC8

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.59:1Fails

Black text

7.65:1AAA

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About Blue Heron

Blue Heron (#979FC8) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 151, 159, 200 and its HSL value is 230°, 31%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 (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

#979FC8 · #C8C097

Analogous

#97B8C8 · #979FC8 · #A797C8

Triadic

#979FC8 · #C8979F · #9FC897

Split complementary

#979FC8 · #C8A797 · #B8C897

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