BlueLightMuted

Blue Heron

#99A0C5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.56:1Fails

Black text

7.72:1AAA

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About Blue Heron

Blue Heron (#99A0C5) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 153, 160, 197 and its HSL value is 230°, 28%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 (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

#99A0C5 · #C5BE99

Analogous

#99B6C5 · #99A0C5 · #A899C5

Triadic

#99A0C5 · #C599A0 · #A0C599

Split complementary

#99A0C5 · #C5A899 · #B6C599

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