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Blue Shell

#97B4BD

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.19:1Fails

Black text

9.03:1AAA

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About Blue Shell

Blue Shell (#97B4BD) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 151, 180, 189 and its HSL value is 194°, 22%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 (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

#97B4BD · #BDA097

Analogous

#97BDB3 · #97B4BD · #97A1BD

Triadic

#97B4BD · #BD97B4 · #B4BD97

Split complementary

#97B4BD · #BD97A1 · #BDB397

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