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Cautious Blue

#D4DCE5

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.38:1Fails

Black text

14.30:1AAA

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About Cautious Blue

Cautious Blue (#D4DCE5) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 212, 220, 229 and its HSL value is 212°, 25%, 86%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.30:1 (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

#D4DCE5 · #E5DDD4

Analogous

#D4E5E5 · #D4DCE5 · #D4D4E5

Triadic

#D4DCE5 · #E5D4DC · #DCE5D4

Split complementary

#D4DCE5 · #E5D4D4 · #E5E5D4

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