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Embellished Blue

#8DC9CC

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.85:1Fails

Black text

10.71:1AAA

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About Embellished Blue

Embellished Blue (#8DC9CC) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 141, 201, 204 and its HSL value is 183°, 38%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Embellished Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#8DC9CC · #CC908D

Analogous

#8DCCB0 · #8DC9CC · #8DA9CC

Triadic

#8DC9CC · #CC8DC9 · #C9CC8D

Split complementary

#8DC9CC · #CC8DA9 · #CCB08D

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