CyanLightMuted

Canal Blue

#9DC3C8

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.90:1Fails

Black text

10.44:1AAA

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About Canal Blue

Canal Blue (#9DC3C8) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 157, 195, 200 and its HSL value is 187°, 28%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Canal Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#9DC3C8 · #C8A29D

Analogous

#9DC8B8 · #9DC3C8 · #9DAEC8

Triadic

#9DC3C8 · #C89DC3 · #C3C89D

Split complementary

#9DC3C8 · #C89DAE · #C8B89D

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