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Carbon Blue

#3B3950

Contrast at a glance

White text

11.13:1AAA

Black text

1.78:1Fails

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About Carbon Blue

Carbon Blue (#3B3950) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 59, 57, 80 and its HSL value is 245°, 17%, 27%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 (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

#3B3950 · #4E5039

Analogous

#394250 · #3B3950 · #473950

Triadic

#3B3950 · #503B39 · #39503B

Split complementary

#3B3950 · #504739 · #425039

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