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Carbon Blue

#383A54

Contrast at a glance

White text

11.04:1AAA

Black text

1.79:1Fails

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About Carbon Blue

Carbon Blue (#383A54) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 56, 58, 84 and its HSL value is 236°, 20%, 27%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 (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

#383A54 · #545238

Analogous

#384854 · #383A54 · #443854

Triadic

#383A54 · #54383A · #3A5438

Split complementary

#383A54 · #544438 · #485438

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