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Heavy Blue

#2C5371

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.13:1AAA

Black text

2.44:1Fails

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About Heavy Blue

Heavy Blue (#2C5371) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 44, 83, 113 and its HSL value is 206°, 44%, 31%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Heavy Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#2C5371 · #714A2C

Analogous

#2C716D · #2C5371 · #2C3071

Triadic

#2C5371 · #712C53 · #53712C

Split complementary

#2C5371 · #712C30 · #716D2C

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