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Something Blue

#B1D5E5

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.55:1Fails

Black text

12.74:1AAA

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About Something Blue

Something Blue (#B1D5E5) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 177, 213, 229 and its HSL value is 198°, 50%, 80%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Something Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Complementary

#B1D5E5 · #E5C1B1

Analogous

#B1E5DB · #B1D5E5 · #B1BBE5

Triadic

#B1D5E5 · #E5B1D5 · #D5E5B1

Split complementary

#B1D5E5 · #E5B1BB · #E5DBB1

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