CyanLightMuted

Canal Blue

#9BC1C4

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.94:1Fails

Black text

10.20:1AAA

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About Canal Blue

Canal Blue (#9BC1C4) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 155, 193, 196 and its HSL value is 184°, 26%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.20:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Canal Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#9BC1C4 · #C49E9B

Analogous

#9BC4B3 · #9BC1C4 · #9BACC4

Triadic

#9BC1C4 · #C49BC1 · #C1C49B

Split complementary

#9BC1C4 · #C49BAC · #C4B39B

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