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Blue Shell

#9AB4BD

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.18:1Fails

Black text

9.09:1AAA

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About Blue Shell

Blue Shell (#9AB4BD) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 154, 180, 189 and its HSL value is 195°, 21%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 (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

#9AB4BD · #BDA39A

Analogous

#9ABDB5 · #9AB4BD · #9AA3BD

Triadic

#9AB4BD · #BD9AB4 · #B4BD9A

Split complementary

#9AB4BD · #BD9AA3 · #BDB59A

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