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Essex Blue

#AFCEDA

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.66:1Fails

Black text

11.94:1AAA

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About Essex Blue

Essex Blue (#AFCEDA) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 175, 206, 218 and its HSL value is 197°, 37%, 77%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 (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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Shades

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Complementary

#AFCEDA · #DABBAF

Analogous

#AFDAD0 · #AFCEDA · #AFB8DA

Triadic

#AFCEDA · #DAAFCE · #CEDAAF

Split complementary

#AFCEDA · #DAAFB9 · #DAD0AF

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