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Blue Shell

#97B2BC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.23:1Fails

Black text

8.87:1AAA

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About Blue Shell

Blue Shell (#97B2BC) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 151, 178, 188 and its HSL value is 196°, 22%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Blue Shell, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#97B2BC · #BCA197

Analogous

#97BCB4 · #97B2BC · #97A0BC

Triadic

#97B2BC · #BC97B2 · #B2BC97

Split complementary

#97B2BC · #BC97A0 · #BCB497

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