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Gentian Blue

#331B8E

Contrast at a glance

White text

12.44:1AAA

Black text

1.59:1Fails

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About Gentian Blue

Gentian Blue (#331B8E) is a dark vivid blue. Its RGB value is 51, 27, 142 and its HSL value is 253°, 68%, 33%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Gentian Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Complementary

#331B8E · #768E1B

Analogous

#1B3D8E · #331B8E · #6C1B8E

Triadic

#331B8E · #8E331B · #1B8E33

Split complementary

#331B8E · #8E6C1B · #3D8E1B

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