BlueMid-toneMuted

Blue Nile

#79A2B8

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.74:1Fails

Black text

7.23:1AAA

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About Blue Nile

Blue Nile (#79A2B8) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 121, 162, 184 and its HSL value is 201°, 31%, 60%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Blue Nile, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#79A2B8 · #B88F79

Analogous

#79B8AF · #79A2B8 · #7983B8

Triadic

#79A2B8 · #B879A2 · #A2B879

Split complementary

#79A2B8 · #B87982 · #B8AF79

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