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Light Steel Blue

#B0C5DC

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.77:1Fails

Black text

11.19:1AAA

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About Light Steel Blue

Light Steel Blue (#B0C5DC) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 176, 197, 220 and its HSL value is 211°, 39%, 78%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 (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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Harmonies

Complementary

#B0C5DC · #DCC7B0

Analogous

#B0DBDC · #B0C5DC · #B1B0DC

Triadic

#B0C5DC · #DCB0C5 · #C5DCB0

Split complementary

#B0C5DC · #DCB1B0 · #DBDCB0

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