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Crown Blue

#494D68

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.25:1AAA

Black text

2.40:1Fails

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About Crown Blue

Crown Blue (#494D68) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 73, 77, 104 and its HSL value is 232°, 18%, 35%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Crown Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#494D68 · #686449

Analogous

#495D68 · #494D68 · #544968

Triadic

#494D68 · #68494D · #4D6849

Split complementary

#494D68 · #685549 · #5D6849

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