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Nile Blue

#28424E

Contrast at a glance

White text

10.61:1AAA

Black text

1.87:1Fails

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About Nile Blue

Nile Blue (#28424E) is a dark muted cyan. Its RGB value is 40, 66, 78 and its HSL value is 199°, 32%, 23%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 (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

#28424E · #4E3428

Analogous

#284E47 · #28424E · #282F4E

Triadic

#28424E · #4E2842 · #424E28

Split complementary

#28424E · #4E282F · #4E4728

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