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Black Forest Blue

#2A4756

Contrast at a glance

White text

9.84:1AAA

Black text

2.01:1Fails

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About Black Forest Blue

Black Forest Blue (#2A4756) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 42, 71, 86 and its HSL value is 200°, 34%, 25%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Black Forest Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#2A4756 · #56392A

Analogous

#2A564F · #2A4756 · #2A3156

Triadic

#2A4756 · #562A47 · #47562A

Split complementary

#2A4756 · #562A31 · #564F2A

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