CyanLightMuted

Elusive Blue

#DDE5E8

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.28:1Fails

Black text

15.51:1AAA

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About Elusive Blue

Elusive Blue (#DDE5E8) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 221, 229, 232 and its HSL value is 196°, 19%, 89%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Elusive Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#DDE5E8 · #E8E0DD

Analogous

#DDE8E5 · #DDE5E8 · #DDE0E8

Triadic

#DDE5E8 · #E8DDE5 · #E5E8DD

Split complementary

#DDE5E8 · #E8DDE0 · #E8E5DD

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