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Smalt

#042E9D

Contrast at a glance

White text

11.15:1AAA

Black text

1.78:1Fails

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About Smalt

Smalt (#042E9D) is a dark vivid blue. Its RGB value is 4, 46, 157 and its HSL value is 224°, 95%, 32%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Smalt, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Complementary

#042E9D · #9D7304

Analogous

#047A9D · #042E9D · #26049D

Triadic

#042E9D · #9D042E · #2E9D04

Split complementary

#042E9D · #9D2604 · #7B9D04

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