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Nile Blue

#233E50

Contrast at a glance

White text

11.19:1AAA

Black text

1.77:1Fails

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About Nile Blue

Nile Blue (#233E50) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 35, 62, 80 and its HSL value is 204°, 39%, 23%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 (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

#233E50 · #503523

Analogous

#23504C · #233E50 · #232750

Triadic

#233E50 · #50233E · #3E5023

Split complementary

#233E50 · #502328 · #504B23

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