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Sambucus

#17172C

Contrast at a glance

White text

17.57:1AAA

Black text

1.13:1Fails

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About Sambucus

Sambucus (#17172C) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 23, 23, 44 and its HSL value is 240°, 31%, 13%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Sambucus, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#17172C · #2C2C17

Analogous

#17212C · #17172C · #21172C

Triadic

#17172C · #2C1717 · #172C17

Split complementary

#17172C · #2C2217 · #222C17

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