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Candela

#BBC1D6

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.79:1Fails

Black text

11.04:1AAA

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About Candela

Candela (#BBC1D6) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 187, 193, 214 and its HSL value is 227°, 25%, 79%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Candela, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#BBC1D6 · #D6D0BB

Analogous

#BBCFD6 · #BBC1D6 · #C3BBD6

Triadic

#BBC1D6 · #D6BBC1 · #C1D6BB

Split complementary

#BBC1D6 · #D6C3BB · #CFD6BB

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