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Blue Shell

#97B5BC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.18:1Fails

Black text

9.10:1AAA

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About Blue Shell

Blue Shell (#97B5BC) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 151, 181, 188 and its HSL value is 191°, 22%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.10:1 (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

#97B5BC · #BC9E97

Analogous

#97BCB1 · #97B5BC · #97A3BC

Triadic

#97B5BC · #BC97B5 · #B5BC97

Split complementary

#97B5BC · #BC97A3 · #BCB197

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