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Academic Blue

#2D3D58

Contrast at a glance

White text

10.94:1AAA

Black text

1.81:1Fails

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About Academic Blue

Academic Blue (#2D3D58) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 45, 61, 88 and its HSL value is 218°, 32%, 26%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Academic Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Harmonies

Complementary

#2D3D58 · #58482D

Analogous

#2D5358 · #2D3D58 · #322D58

Triadic

#2D3D58 · #582D3D · #3D582D

Split complementary

#2D3D58 · #58322D · #53582D

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