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Black Forest Blue

#2A4759

Contrast at a glance

White text

9.79:1AAA

Black text

2.02:1Fails

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About Black Forest Blue

Black Forest Blue (#2A4759) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 42, 71, 89 and its HSL value is 203°, 36%, 26%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 (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

#2A4759 · #593C2A

Analogous

#2A5954 · #2A4759 · #2A2F59

Triadic

#2A4759 · #592A47 · #47592A

Split complementary

#2A4759 · #592A2F · #59542A

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