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Cautious Blue

#D6DDE5

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.37:1Fails

Black text

14.46:1AAA

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About Cautious Blue

Cautious Blue (#D6DDE5) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 214, 221, 229 and its HSL value is 212°, 22%, 87%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 (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

#D6DDE5 · #E5DED6

Analogous

#D6E5E5 · #D6DDE5 · #D7D6E5

Triadic

#D6DDE5 · #E5D6DD · #DDE5D6

Split complementary

#D6DDE5 · #E5D7D6 · #E5E5D6

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