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Blue Shell

#99B5BC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.17:1Fails

Black text

9.14:1AAA

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About Blue Shell

Blue Shell (#99B5BC) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 153, 181, 188 and its HSL value is 192°, 21%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 (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

#99B5BC · #BCA099

Analogous

#99BCB2 · #99B5BC · #99A3BC

Triadic

#99B5BC · #BC99B5 · #B5BC99

Split complementary

#99B5BC · #BC99A3 · #BCB299

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