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Blue Cardinal Flower

#2838B3

Contrast at a glance

White text

9.10:1AAA

Black text

2.17:1Fails

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About Blue Cardinal Flower

Blue Cardinal Flower (#2838B3) is a mid-tone vivid blue. Its RGB value is 40, 56, 179 and its HSL value is 233°, 63%, 43%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.10:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Blue Cardinal Flower, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#2838B3 · #B3A328

Analogous

#287EB3 · #2838B3 · #5E28B3

Triadic

#2838B3 · #B32838 · #38B328

Split complementary

#2838B3 · #B35D28 · #7EB328

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