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Medieval Blue

#2A3956

Contrast at a glance

White text

11.55:1AAA

Black text

1.71:1Fails

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About Medieval Blue

Medieval Blue (#2A3956) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 42, 57, 86 and its HSL value is 220°, 34%, 25%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Medieval Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#2A3956 · #56472A

Analogous

#2A4F56 · #2A3956 · #312A56

Triadic

#2A3956 · #562A39 · #39562A

Split complementary

#2A3956 · #56312A · #4F562A

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