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Nile Blue

#253E4E

Contrast at a glance

White text

11.18:1AAA

Black text

1.77:1Fails

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About Nile Blue

Nile Blue (#253E4E) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 37, 62, 78 and its HSL value is 203°, 36%, 23%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 (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

#253E4E · #4E3525

Analogous

#254E4A · #253E4E · #25294E

Triadic

#253E4E · #4E253E · #3E4E25

Split complementary

#253E4E · #4E2529 · #4E4A25

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