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Gulf Blue

#353F5B

Contrast at a glance

White text

10.43:1AAA

Black text

1.90:1Fails

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About Gulf Blue

Gulf Blue (#353F5B) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 53, 63, 91 and its HSL value is 224°, 26%, 28%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Gulf Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#353F5B · #5B5135

Analogous

#35525B · #353F5B · #3E355B

Triadic

#353F5B · #5B353F · #3F5B35

Split complementary

#353F5B · #5B3E35 · #525B35

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