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Gentian Blue

#271A94

Contrast at a glance

White text

12.64:1AAA

Black text

1.57:1Fails

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About Gentian Blue

Gentian Blue (#271A94) is a dark vivid blue. Its RGB value is 39, 26, 148 and its HSL value is 246°, 70%, 34%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Gentian Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#271A94 · #87941A

Analogous

#1A4A94 · #271A94 · #641A94

Triadic

#271A94 · #94271A · #1A9427

Split complementary

#271A94 · #94641A · #4A941A

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