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Nile Blue

#223D4F

Contrast at a glance

White text

11.36:1AAA

Black text

1.74:1Fails

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About Nile Blue

Nile Blue (#223D4F) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 34, 61, 79 and its HSL value is 204°, 40%, 22%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Nile Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#223D4F · #4F3422

Analogous

#224F4A · #223D4F · #22264F

Triadic

#223D4F · #4F223D · #3D4F22

Split complementary

#223D4F · #4F2227 · #4F4A22

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