CyanLightMuted

Light Blue

#ACD9E5

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.52:1Fails

Black text

13.02:1AAA

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About Light Blue

Light Blue (#ACD9E5) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 172, 217, 229 and its HSL value is 193°, 52%, 79%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 (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

#ACD9E5 · #E5B8AC

Analogous

#ACE5D5 · #ACD9E5 · #ACBCE5

Triadic

#ACD9E5 · #E5ACD9 · #D9E5AC

Split complementary

#ACD9E5 · #E5ACBC · #E5D5AC

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