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Classic Blue

#12517F

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.37:1AAA

Black text

2.37:1Fails

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About Classic Blue

Classic Blue (#12517F) is a dark vivid blue. Its RGB value is 18, 81, 127 and its HSL value is 205°, 75%, 28%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Classic Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#12517F · #7F4012

Analogous

#127F76 · #12517F · #121A7F

Triadic

#12517F · #7F1251 · #517F12

Split complementary

#12517F · #7F121A · #7F7612

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