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Carbon Blue

#383A53

Contrast at a glance

White text

11.06:1AAA

Black text

1.79:1Fails

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About Carbon Blue

Carbon Blue (#383A53) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 56, 58, 83 and its HSL value is 236°, 19%, 27%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 (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

#383A53 · #535138

Analogous

#384853 · #383A53 · #433853

Triadic

#383A53 · #53383A · #3A5338

Split complementary

#383A53 · #534438 · #485338

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