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Carbon Blue

#3A3A51

Contrast at a glance

White text

11.03:1AAA

Black text

1.79:1Fails

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About Carbon Blue

Carbon Blue (#3A3A51) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 58, 58, 81 and its HSL value is 240°, 17%, 27%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 (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

#3A3A51 · #51513A

Analogous

#3A4551 · #3A3A51 · #453A51

Triadic

#3A3A51 · #513A3A · #3A513A

Split complementary

#3A3A51 · #51463A · #46513A

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