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Periwinkle Bud

#B3C5DE

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.76:1Fails

Black text

11.27:1AAA

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About Periwinkle Bud

Periwinkle Bud (#B3C5DE) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 179, 197, 222 and its HSL value is 215°, 39%, 79%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Periwinkle Bud, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#B3C5DE · #DECCB3

Analogous

#B3DBDE · #B3C5DE · #B7B3DE

Triadic

#B3C5DE · #DEB3C5 · #C5DEB3

Split complementary

#B3C5DE · #DEB7B3 · #DBDEB3

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