BlueLightMuted

Kentucky Blue

#A6B5CB

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.08:1Fails

Black text

9.52:1AAA

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About Kentucky Blue

Kentucky Blue (#A6B5CB) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 166, 181, 203 and its HSL value is 216°, 26%, 72%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 (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

#A6B5CB · #CBBCA6

Analogous

#A6C8CB · #A6B5CB · #A9A6CB

Triadic

#A6B5CB · #CBA6B5 · #B5CBA6

Split complementary

#A6B5CB · #CBA9A6 · #C8CBA6

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