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Blue Shell

#9AB5BD

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.16:1Fails

Black text

9.16:1AAA

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About Blue Shell

Blue Shell (#9AB5BD) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 154, 181, 189 and its HSL value is 194°, 21%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 (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

#9AB5BD · #BDA29A

Analogous

#9ABDB4 · #9AB5BD · #9AA3BD

Triadic

#9AB5BD · #BD9AB5 · #B5BD9A

Split complementary

#9AB5BD · #BD9AA3 · #BDB49A

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