CyanLightMuted

Stencil Blue

#B3CED8

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.65:1Fails

Black text

12.01:1AAA

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About Stencil Blue

Stencil Blue (#B3CED8) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 179, 206, 216 and its HSL value is 196°, 32%, 77%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Stencil Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#B3CED8 · #D8BDB3

Analogous

#B3D8D0 · #B3CED8 · #B3BBD8

Triadic

#B3CED8 · #D8B3CE · #CED8B3

Split complementary

#B3CED8 · #D8B3BB · #D8D0B3

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