BlueLightMuted

Zen Blue

#9CA2B9

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.54:1Fails

Black text

7.81:1AAA

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About Zen Blue

Zen Blue (#9CA2B9) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 156, 162, 185 and its HSL value is 228°, 17%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Zen Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Complementary

#9CA2B9 · #B9B39C

Analogous

#9CB1B9 · #9CA2B9 · #A59CB9

Triadic

#9CA2B9 · #B99CA2 · #A2B99C

Split complementary

#9CA2B9 · #B9A59C · #B1B99C

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