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Tried & True Blue

#485165

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.95:1AAA

Black text

2.49:1Fails

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About Tried & True Blue

Tried & True Blue (#485165) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 72, 81, 101 and its HSL value is 221°, 17%, 34%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 (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

#485165 · #655C48

Analogous

#486065 · #485165 · #4E4865

Triadic

#485165 · #654851 · #516548

Split complementary

#485165 · #654E48 · #606548

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