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Blue Shell

#9BB7BC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.12:1Fails

Black text

9.33:1AAA

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About Blue Shell

Blue Shell (#9BB7BC) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 155, 183, 188 and its HSL value is 189°, 20%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 (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

#9BB7BC · #BCA09B

Analogous

#9BBCB1 · #9BB7BC · #9BA6BC

Triadic

#9BB7BC · #BC9BB7 · #B7BC9B

Split complementary

#9BB7BC · #BC9BA6 · #BCB19B

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