CyanLightMuted

Impressionist Blue

#A9C8C8

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.78:1Fails

Black text

11.11:1AAA

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About Impressionist Blue

Impressionist Blue (#A9C8C8) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 169, 200, 200 and its HSL value is 180°, 22%, 72%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 (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

#A9C8C8 · #C8A9A9

Analogous

#A9C8B9 · #A9C8C8 · #A9B8C8

Triadic

#A9C8C8 · #C8A9C8 · #C8C8A9

Split complementary

#A9C8C8 · #C8A9B9 · #C8B9A9

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