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Modern Blue

#BAD3E9

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.55:1Fails

Black text

12.80:1AAA

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About Modern Blue

Modern Blue (#BAD3E9) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 186, 211, 233 and its HSL value is 208°, 52%, 82%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.80:1 (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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Complementary

#BAD3E9 · #E9D0BA

Analogous

#BAE9E7 · #BAD3E9 · #BABCE9

Triadic

#BAD3E9 · #E9BAD3 · #D3E9BA

Split complementary

#BAD3E9 · #E9BABC · #E9E7BA

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