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Bavarian Blue

#172A87

Contrast at a glance

White text

12.23:1AAA

Black text

1.62:1Fails

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About Bavarian Blue

Bavarian Blue (#172A87) is a dark vivid blue. Its RGB value is 23, 42, 135 and its HSL value is 230°, 71%, 31%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Bavarian Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#172A87 · #877417

Analogous

#176287 · #172A87 · #3C1787

Triadic

#172A87 · #87172A · #2A8717

Split complementary

#172A87 · #873C17 · #628717

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