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Tried & True Blue

#484E64

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.24:1AAA

Black text

2.40:1Fails

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About Tried & True Blue

Tried & True Blue (#484E64) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 72, 78, 100 and its HSL value is 227°, 16%, 34%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 (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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Harmonies

Complementary

#484E64 · #645E48

Analogous

#485C64 · #484E64 · #504864

Triadic

#484E64 · #64484E · #4E6448

Split complementary

#484E64 · #645048 · #5C6448

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