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Tried & True Blue

#4A4D64

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.28:1AAA

Black text

2.39:1Fails

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About Tried & True Blue

Tried & True Blue (#4A4D64) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 74, 77, 100 and its HSL value is 233°, 15%, 34%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 (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

#4A4D64 · #64614A

Analogous

#4A5A64 · #4A4D64 · #544A64

Triadic

#4A4D64 · #644A4D · #4D644A

Split complementary

#4A4D64 · #64544A · #5A644A

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