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Blue Shell

#9BB1BC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.23:1Fails

Black text

8.87:1AAA

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About Blue Shell

Blue Shell (#9BB1BC) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 155, 177, 188 and its HSL value is 200°, 20%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Blue Shell, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#9BB1BC · #BCA69B

Analogous

#9BBCB7 · #9BB1BC · #9BA1BC

Triadic

#9BB1BC · #BC9BB1 · #B1BC9B

Split complementary

#9BB1BC · #BC9BA1 · #BCB79B

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