BlueLightMuted

Thistle Down

#999ABB

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.73:1Fails

Black text

7.25:1AAA

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About Thistle Down

Thistle Down (#999ABB) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 153, 154, 187 and its HSL value is 238°, 20%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 (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

#999ABB · #BBBA99

Analogous

#99ABBB · #999ABB · #A999BB

Triadic

#999ABB · #BB999A · #9ABB99

Split complementary

#999ABB · #BBA999 · #ABBB99

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