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French Lilac Blue

#B3B9E6

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.91:1Fails

Black text

10.37:1AAA

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About French Lilac Blue

French Lilac Blue (#B3B9E6) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 179, 185, 230 and its HSL value is 233°, 50%, 80%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of French Lilac Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#B3B9E6 · #E6E0B3

Analogous

#B3D2E6 · #B3B9E6 · #C7B3E6

Triadic

#B3B9E6 · #E6B3B9 · #B9E6B3

Split complementary

#B3B9E6 · #E6C7B3 · #D2E6B3

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