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Nefarious Blue

#C5CDD9

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.60:1Fails

Black text

12.36:1AAA

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About Nefarious Blue

Nefarious Blue (#C5CDD9) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 197, 205, 217 and its HSL value is 216°, 21%, 81%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Nefarious Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#C5CDD9 · #D9D1C5

Analogous

#C5D7D9 · #C5CDD9 · #C7C5D9

Triadic

#C5CDD9 · #D9C5CD · #CDD9C5

Split complementary

#C5CDD9 · #D9C7C5 · #D7D9C5

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