CyanLightMuted

Light Blue

#ABD9E6

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.52:1Fails

Black text

13.01:1AAA

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About Light Blue

Light Blue (#ABD9E6) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 171, 217, 230 and its HSL value is 193°, 54%, 79%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 (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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Harmonies

Complementary

#ABD9E6 · #E6B8AB

Analogous

#ABE6D6 · #ABD9E6 · #ABBCE6

Triadic

#ABD9E6 · #E6ABD9 · #D9E6AB

Split complementary

#ABD9E6 · #E6ABBC · #E6D5AB

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