BlueMid-toneMuted

Blue Nile

#78A0BA

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.79:1Fails

Black text

7.10:1AAA

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About Blue Nile

Blue Nile (#78A0BA) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 120, 160, 186 and its HSL value is 204°, 32%, 60%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.10:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Blue Nile, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#78A0BA · #BA9278

Analogous

#78BAB3 · #78A0BA · #787FBA

Triadic

#78A0BA · #BA78A0 · #A0BA78

Split complementary

#78A0BA · #BA787F · #BAB378

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