BlueLightMuted

Pale Cerulean

#9EC5DF

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.83:1Fails

Black text

10.85:1AAA

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About Pale Cerulean

Pale Cerulean (#9EC5DF) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 158, 197, 223 and its HSL value is 204°, 50%, 75%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Pale Cerulean, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#9EC5DF · #DFB89E

Analogous

#9EDFD9 · #9EC5DF · #9EA4DF

Triadic

#9EC5DF · #DF9EC5 · #C5DF9E

Split complementary

#9EC5DF · #DF9EA5 · #DFD99E

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