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Diminished Blue

#BDE0EC

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.40:1Fails

Black text

14.18:1AAA

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About Diminished Blue

Diminished Blue (#BDE0EC) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 189, 224, 236 and its HSL value is 195°, 55%, 83%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Diminished Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#BDE0EC · #ECC9BD

Analogous

#BDECE1 · #BDE0EC · #BDC9EC

Triadic

#BDE0EC · #ECBDE0 · #E0ECBD

Split complementary

#BDE0EC · #ECBDC9 · #ECE1BD

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