BlueLightMuted

Pale Orchid

#DDD9E6

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.39:1Fails

Black text

14.28:1AAA

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About Pale Orchid

Pale Orchid (#DDD9E6) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 221, 217, 230 and its HSL value is 258°, 21%, 88%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Pale Orchid, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#DDD9E6 · #E2E6D9

Analogous

#D9DBE6 · #DDD9E6 · #E4D9E6

Triadic

#DDD9E6 · #E6DDD9 · #D9E6DD

Split complementary

#DDD9E6 · #E6E4D9 · #DBE6D9

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