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Nile Blue

#253C4F

Contrast at a glance

White text

11.43:1AAA

Black text

1.73:1Fails

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About Nile Blue

Nile Blue (#253C4F) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 37, 60, 79 and its HSL value is 207°, 36%, 23%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Nile Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#253C4F · #4F3825

Analogous

#254F4D · #253C4F · #25274F

Triadic

#253C4F · #4F253C · #3C4F25

Split complementary

#253C4F · #4F2527 · #4F4D25

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