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Modern Blue

#B9D0E8

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.58:1Fails

Black text

12.49:1AAA

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About Modern Blue

Modern Blue (#B9D0E8) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 185, 208, 232 and its HSL value is 211°, 51%, 82%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 (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

#B9D0E8 · #E8D1B9

Analogous

#B9E7E8 · #B9D0E8 · #BAB9E8

Triadic

#B9D0E8 · #E8B9D0 · #D0E8B9

Split complementary

#B9D0E8 · #E8BAB9 · #E7E8B9

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