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Bavarian Blue

#172A82

Contrast at a glance

White text

12.43:1AAA

Black text

1.59:1Fails

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About Bavarian Blue

Bavarian Blue (#172A82) is a dark vivid blue. Its RGB value is 23, 42, 130 and its HSL value is 229°, 70%, 30%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Bavarian Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#172A82 · #826F17

Analogous

#175F82 · #172A82 · #3A1782

Triadic

#172A82 · #82172A · #2A8217

Split complementary

#172A82 · #823A17 · #5F8217

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