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Carbon Blue

#383A4D

Contrast at a glance

White text

11.17:1AAA

Black text

1.77:1Fails

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About Carbon Blue

Carbon Blue (#383A4D) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 56, 58, 77 and its HSL value is 234°, 16%, 26%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Carbon Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#383A4D · #4D4B38

Analogous

#38454D · #383A4D · #40384D

Triadic

#383A4D · #4D383A · #3A4D38

Split complementary

#383A4D · #4D4038 · #454D38

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