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Blue Shell

#9DB5BC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.15:1Fails

Black text

9.21:1AAA

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About Blue Shell

Blue Shell (#9DB5BC) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 157, 181, 188 and its HSL value is 194°, 19%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 (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

#9DB5BC · #BCA49D

Analogous

#9DBCB3 · #9DB5BC · #9DA6BC

Triadic

#9DB5BC · #BC9DB5 · #B5BC9D

Split complementary

#9DB5BC · #BC9DA6 · #BCB39D

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