BlueLightMuted

Candela

#BCC0D5

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.80:1Fails

Black text

10.97:1AAA

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About Candela

Candela (#BCC0D5) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 188, 192, 213 and its HSL value is 230°, 23%, 79%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 (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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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#BCC0D5 · #D5D1BC

Analogous

#BCCCD5 · #BCC0D5 · #C5BCD5

Triadic

#BCC0D5 · #D5BCC0 · #C0D5BC

Split complementary

#BCC0D5 · #D5C5BC · #CCD5BC

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