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Candela

#BCC2D5

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.78:1Fails

Black text

11.14:1AAA

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About Candela

Candela (#BCC2D5) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 188, 194, 213 and its HSL value is 226°, 23%, 79%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 (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

#BCC2D5 · #D5CFBC

Analogous

#BCCED5 · #BCC2D5 · #C3BCD5

Triadic

#BCC2D5 · #D5BCC2 · #C2D5BC

Split complementary

#BCC2D5 · #D5C3BC · #CED5BC

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