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Groundwater

#170CB0

Contrast at a glance

White text

12.24:1AAA

Black text

1.62:1Fails

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About Groundwater

Groundwater (#170CB0) is a mid-tone vivid blue. Its RGB value is 23, 12, 176 and its HSL value is 244°, 87%, 37%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Groundwater, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#170CB0 · #A5B00C

Analogous

#0C53B0 · #170CB0 · #690CB0

Triadic

#170CB0 · #B0170C · #0CB017

Split complementary

#170CB0 · #B0690C · #53B00C

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