BlueLightMuted

Kentucky Blue

#A5B3CC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.12:1Fails

Black text

9.35:1AAA

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About Kentucky Blue

Kentucky Blue (#A5B3CC) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 165, 179, 204 and its HSL value is 218°, 28%, 72%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Kentucky Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#A5B3CC · #CCBEA5

Analogous

#A5C7CC · #A5B3CC · #ABA5CC

Triadic

#A5B3CC · #CCA5B3 · #B3CCA5

Split complementary

#A5B3CC · #CCABA5 · #C7CCA5

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