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Ensign Blue

#3C506E

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.19:1AAA

Black text

2.42:1Fails

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About Ensign Blue

Ensign Blue (#3C506E) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 60, 80, 110 and its HSL value is 216°, 29%, 33%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Ensign Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#3C506E · #6E5A3C

Analogous

#3C696E · #3C506E · #413C6E

Triadic

#3C506E · #6E3C50 · #506E3C

Split complementary

#3C506E · #6E413C · #696E3C

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