BlueLightMuted

Modern Blue

#B5D2EA

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.57:1Fails

Black text

12.61:1AAA

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About Modern Blue

Modern Blue (#B5D2EA) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 181, 210, 234 and its HSL value is 207°, 56%, 81%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Modern Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Complementary

#B5D2EA · #EACDB5

Analogous

#B5EAE7 · #B5D2EA · #B5B8EA

Triadic

#B5D2EA · #EAB5D2 · #D2EAB5

Split complementary

#B5D2EA · #EAB5B8 · #EAE7B5

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