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Blue Hour

#042DB2

Contrast at a glance

White text

10.38:1AAA

Black text

1.91:1Fails

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About Blue Hour

Blue Hour (#042DB2) is a mid-tone vivid blue. Its RGB value is 4, 45, 178 and its HSL value is 226°, 96%, 36%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Blue Hour, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#042DB2 · #B28904

Analogous

#0484B2 · #042DB2 · #3204B2

Triadic

#042DB2 · #B2042D · #2DB204

Split complementary

#042DB2 · #B23204 · #84B204

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