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Blue Shell

#9DB2BC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.20:1Fails

Black text

8.98:1AAA

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About Blue Shell

Blue Shell (#9DB2BC) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 157, 178, 188 and its HSL value is 199°, 19%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 (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

#9DB2BC · #BCA79D

Analogous

#9DBCB7 · #9DB2BC · #9DA3BC

Triadic

#9DB2BC · #BC9DB2 · #B2BC9D

Split complementary

#9DB2BC · #BC9DA3 · #BCB79D

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