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Heavy Blue

#2D5174

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.27:1AAA

Black text

2.40:1Fails

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About Heavy Blue

Heavy Blue (#2D5174) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 45, 81, 116 and its HSL value is 210°, 44%, 32%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 (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

#2D5174 · #74502D

Analogous

#2D7474 · #2D5174 · #2D2D74

Triadic

#2D5174 · #742D51 · #51742D

Split complementary

#2D5174 · #742D2D · #74742D

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