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Light Steel Blue

#AEC3DC

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.80:1Fails

Black text

10.97:1AAA

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About Light Steel Blue

Light Steel Blue (#AEC3DC) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 174, 195, 220 and its HSL value is 213°, 40%, 77%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Light Steel Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#AEC3DC · #DCC7AE

Analogous

#AEDADC · #AEC3DC · #B0AEDC

Triadic

#AEC3DC · #DCAEC3 · #C3DCAE

Split complementary

#AEC3DC · #DCB0AE · #DADCAE

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