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North Star Blue

#242B9B

Contrast at a glance

White text

11.09:1AAA

Black text

1.79:1Fails

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About North Star Blue

North Star Blue (#242B9B) is a mid-tone vivid blue. Its RGB value is 36, 43, 155 and its HSL value is 236°, 62%, 37%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of North Star Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#242B9B · #9B9424

Analogous

#24669B · #242B9B · #58249B

Triadic

#242B9B · #9B242B · #2B9B24

Split complementary

#242B9B · #9B5924 · #669B24

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