BlueMid-toneMuted

Chinese Blue

#384D8F

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.00:1AAA

Black text

2.48:1Fails

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About Chinese Blue

Chinese Blue (#384D8F) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 56, 77, 143 and its HSL value is 226°, 44%, 39%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.00:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Chinese Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#384D8F · #8F7A38

Analogous

#38788F · #384D8F · #4F388F

Triadic

#384D8F · #8F384D · #4D8F38

Split complementary

#384D8F · #8F4F38 · #788F38

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