CyanLightMuted

Impressionist Blue

#A8C9CB

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.77:1Fails

Black text

11.20:1AAA

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About Impressionist Blue

Impressionist Blue (#A8C9CB) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 168, 201, 203 and its HSL value is 183°, 25%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.20:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Impressionist Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#A8C9CB · #CBAAA8

Analogous

#A8CBBC · #A8C9CB · #A8B7CB

Triadic

#A8C9CB · #CBA8C9 · #C9CBA8

Split complementary

#A8C9CB · #CBA8B7 · #CBBCA8

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