BlueMid-toneMuted

Nauseous Blue

#493A83

Contrast at a glance

White text

9.48:1AAA

Black text

2.09:1Fails

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About Nauseous Blue

Nauseous Blue (#493A83) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 73, 58, 131 and its HSL value is 252°, 39%, 37%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Nauseous Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#493A83 · #74833A

Analogous

#3A5083 · #493A83 · #6E3A83

Triadic

#493A83 · #83493A · #3A8349

Split complementary

#493A83 · #836D3A · #50833A

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