CyanLightMuted

Canal Blue

#9BC1C6

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.94:1Fails

Black text

10.22:1AAA

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About Canal Blue

Canal Blue (#9BC1C6) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 155, 193, 198 and its HSL value is 187°, 27%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 (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

#9BC1C6 · #C6A09B

Analogous

#9BC6B6 · #9BC1C6 · #9BABC6

Triadic

#9BC1C6 · #C69BC1 · #C1C69B

Split complementary

#9BC1C6 · #C69BAB · #C6B69B

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