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Nato Blue

#152F40

Contrast at a glance

White text

13.88:1AAA

Black text

1.43:1Fails

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About Nato Blue

Nato Blue (#152F40) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 21, 47, 64 and its HSL value is 204°, 51%, 17%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Nato Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#152F40 · #402615

Analogous

#15403B · #152F40 · #151A40

Triadic

#152F40 · #40152F · #2F4015

Split complementary

#152F40 · #40151A · #403B15

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