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Simply Blue

#ADB8C8

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.01:1Fails

Black text

9.87:1AAA

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About Simply Blue

Simply Blue (#ADB8C8) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 173, 184, 200 and its HSL value is 216°, 20%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Simply Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#ADB8C8 · #C8BDAD

Analogous

#ADC6C8 · #ADB8C8 · #B0ADC8

Triadic

#ADB8C8 · #C8ADB8 · #B8C8AD

Split complementary

#ADB8C8 · #C8B0AD · #C6C8AD

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