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Essex Blue

#B0CDD8

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.67:1Fails

Black text

11.85:1AAA

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About Essex Blue

Essex Blue (#B0CDD8) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 176, 205, 216 and its HSL value is 196°, 34%, 77%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 (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

#B0CDD8 · #D8BBB0

Analogous

#B0D8CF · #B0CDD8 · #B0B9D8

Triadic

#B0CDD8 · #D8B0CD · #CDD8B0

Split complementary

#B0CDD8 · #D8B0B9 · #D8CFB0

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