CyanLightMuted

Evocative Blue

#9BBAC6

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.05:1Fails

Black text

9.65:1AAA

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About Evocative Blue

Evocative Blue (#9BBAC6) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 155, 186, 198 and its HSL value is 197°, 27%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Evocative Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#9BBAC6 · #C6A79B

Analogous

#9BC6BD · #9BBAC6 · #9BA4C6

Triadic

#9BBAC6 · #C69BBA · #BAC69B

Split complementary

#9BBAC6 · #C69BA4 · #C6BD9B

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