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Blue Shell

#9DB5BB

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.15:1Fails

Black text

9.20:1AAA

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About Blue Shell

Blue Shell (#9DB5BB) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 157, 181, 187 and its HSL value is 192°, 18%, 67%. 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.

Tints

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Complementary

#9DB5BB · #BBA39D

Analogous

#9DBBB2 · #9DB5BB · #9DA6BB

Triadic

#9DB5BB · #BB9DB5 · #B5BB9D

Split complementary

#9DB5BB · #BB9DA6 · #BBB29D

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