CyanLightMuted

Light Blue

#AFD9E4

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.51:1Fails

Black text

13.07:1AAA

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About Light Blue

Light Blue (#AFD9E4) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 175, 217, 228 and its HSL value is 192°, 50%, 79%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 (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

#AFD9E4 · #E4BAAF

Analogous

#AFE4D5 · #AFD9E4 · #AFBEE4

Triadic

#AFD9E4 · #E4AFD9 · #D9E4AF

Split complementary

#AFD9E4 · #E4AFBF · #E4D5AF

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