BlueLightMuted

Thistle Down

#999ABC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.73:1Fails

Black text

7.26:1AAA

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About Thistle Down

Thistle Down (#999ABC) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 153, 154, 188 and its HSL value is 238°, 21%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 (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

#999ABC · #BCBB99

Analogous

#99ACBC · #999ABC · #A999BC

Triadic

#999ABC · #BC999A · #9ABC99

Split complementary

#999ABC · #BCA999 · #ACBC99

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