CyanLightMuted

Light Washed Blue

#A9DCE6

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.49:1Fails

Black text

13.26:1AAA

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About Light Washed Blue

Light Washed Blue (#A9DCE6) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 169, 220, 230 and its HSL value is 190°, 55%, 78%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Light Washed Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#A9DCE6 · #E6B3A9

Analogous

#A9E6D2 · #A9DCE6 · #A9BDE6

Triadic

#A9DCE6 · #E6A9DC · #DCE6A9

Split complementary

#A9DCE6 · #E6A9BE · #E6D2A9

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