CyanLightMuted

Basin Blue

#B9DDE4

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.45:1Fails

Black text

13.69:1AAA

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About Basin Blue

Basin Blue (#B9DDE4) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 185, 221, 228 and its HSL value is 190°, 44%, 81%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Basin Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#B9DDE4 · #E4C0B9

Analogous

#B9E4D6 · #B9DDE4 · #B9C7E4

Triadic

#B9DDE4 · #E4B9DD · #DDE4B9

Split complementary

#B9DDE4 · #E4B9C7 · #E4D6B9

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