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Blue Shell

#9CB5BD

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.15:1Fails

Black text

9.20:1AAA

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About Blue Shell

Blue Shell (#9CB5BD) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 156, 181, 189 and its HSL value is 195°, 20%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.20:1 (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

#9CB5BD · #BDA49C

Analogous

#9CBDB4 · #9CB5BD · #9CA5BD

Triadic

#9CB5BD · #BD9CB5 · #B5BD9C

Split complementary

#9CB5BD · #BD9CA5 · #BDB49C

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