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Candela

#BCC3D5

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.76:1Fails

Black text

11.22:1AAA

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About Candela

Candela (#BCC3D5) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 188, 195, 213 and its HSL value is 223°, 23%, 79%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 (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

#BCC3D5 · #D5CEBC

Analogous

#BCCFD5 · #BCC3D5 · #C2BCD5

Triadic

#BCC3D5 · #D5BCC3 · #C3D5BC

Split complementary

#BCC3D5 · #D5C2BC · #D0D5BC

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