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Essex Blue

#B1CDD8

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.67:1Fails

Black text

11.87:1AAA

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About Essex Blue

Essex Blue (#B1CDD8) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 177, 205, 216 and its HSL value is 197°, 33%, 77%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 (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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Harmonies

Complementary

#B1CDD8 · #D8BCB1

Analogous

#B1D8D0 · #B1CDD8 · #B1B9D8

Triadic

#B1CDD8 · #D8B1CD · #CDD8B1

Split complementary

#B1CDD8 · #D8B1B9 · #D8D0B1

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