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Blue Shell

#9DB4BD

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.17:1Fails

Black text

9.14:1AAA

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About Blue Shell

Blue Shell (#9DB4BD) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 157, 180, 189 and its HSL value is 197°, 20%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Blue Shell, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#9DB4BD · #BDA69D

Analogous

#9DBDB6 · #9DB4BD · #9DA4BD

Triadic

#9DB4BD · #BD9DB4 · #B4BD9D

Split complementary

#9DB4BD · #BD9DA4 · #BDB69D

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