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Cautious Blue

#D6DCE4

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.38:1Fails

Black text

14.35:1AAA

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About Cautious Blue

Cautious Blue (#D6DCE4) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 214, 220, 228 and its HSL value is 214°, 21%, 87%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Cautious Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#D6DCE4 · #E4DED6

Analogous

#D6E3E4 · #D6DCE4 · #D7D6E4

Triadic

#D6DCE4 · #E4D6DC · #DCE4D6

Split complementary

#D6DCE4 · #E4D7D6 · #E3E4D6

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