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Tried & True Blue

#474F63

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.18:1AAA

Black text

2.42:1Fails

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About Tried & True Blue

Tried & True Blue (#474F63) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 71, 79, 99 and its HSL value is 223°, 16%, 33%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Tried & True Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#474F63 · #635B47

Analogous

#475D63 · #474F63 · #4D4763

Triadic

#474F63 · #63474F · #4F6347

Split complementary

#474F63 · #634D47 · #5D6347

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