BlueLightVivid

Light Periwinkle

#B9C6FF

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.67:1Fails

Black text

11.86:1AAA

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About Light Periwinkle

Light Periwinkle (#B9C6FF) is a light vivid blue. Its RGB value is 185, 198, 255 and its HSL value is 229°, 100%, 86%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Light Periwinkle, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#B9C6FF · #FFF2B9

Analogous

#B9E9FF · #B9C6FF · #CFB9FF

Triadic

#B9C6FF · #FFB9C6 · #C6FFB9

Split complementary

#B9C6FF · #FFCFB9 · #E9FFB9

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