BlueLightMuted

French Lilac Blue

#A9B7E3

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.99:1Fails

Black text

9.96:1AAA

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About French Lilac Blue

French Lilac Blue (#A9B7E3) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 169, 183, 227 and its HSL value is 226°, 51%, 78%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of French Lilac Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#A9B7E3 · #E3D5A9

Analogous

#A9D4E3 · #A9B7E3 · #B8A9E3

Triadic

#A9B7E3 · #E3A9B7 · #B7E3A9

Split complementary

#A9B7E3 · #E3B8A9 · #D4E3A9

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