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Essex Blue

#AFCCDA

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.68:1Fails

Black text

11.76:1AAA

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About Essex Blue

Essex Blue (#AFCCDA) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 175, 204, 218 and its HSL value is 200°, 37%, 77%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Essex Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#AFCCDA · #DABDAF

Analogous

#AFDAD3 · #AFCCDA · #AFB6DA

Triadic

#AFCCDA · #DAAFCC · #CCDAAF

Split complementary

#AFCCDA · #DAAFB6 · #DAD3AF

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