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Tried & True Blue

#485163

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.98:1AAA

Black text

2.48:1Fails

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About Tried & True Blue

Tried & True Blue (#485163) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 72, 81, 99 and its HSL value is 220°, 16%, 34%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 (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

#485163 · #635A48

Analogous

#485F63 · #485163 · #4C4863

Triadic

#485163 · #634851 · #516348

Split complementary

#485163 · #634D48 · #5F6348

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