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Nato Blue

#162F46

Contrast at a glance

White text

13.73:1AAA

Black text

1.44:1Fails

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About Nato Blue

Nato Blue (#162F46) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 22, 47, 70 and its HSL value is 209°, 52%, 18%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 (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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Complementary

#162F46 · #462D16

Analogous

#164645 · #162F46 · #161746

Triadic

#162F46 · #46162F · #2F4616

Split complementary

#162F46 · #461617 · #464516

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