CyanLightMuted

Light Blue

#AAD7E6

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.55:1Fails

Black text

12.80:1AAA

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About Light Blue

Light Blue (#AAD7E6) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 170, 215, 230 and its HSL value is 195°, 55%, 78%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.80:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Light Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Complementary

#AAD7E6 · #E6B9AA

Analogous

#AAE6D7 · #AAD7E6 · #AAB9E6

Triadic

#AAD7E6 · #E6AAD7 · #D7E6AA

Split complementary

#AAD7E6 · #E6AAB9 · #E6D7AA

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