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Carbon Blue

#3B3951

Contrast at a glance

White text

11.11:1AAA

Black text

1.78:1Fails

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About Carbon Blue

Carbon Blue (#3B3951) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 59, 57, 81 and its HSL value is 245°, 17%, 27%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Carbon Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#3B3951 · #4F5139

Analogous

#394351 · #3B3951 · #473951

Triadic

#3B3951 · #513B39 · #39513B

Split complementary

#3B3951 · #514739 · #435139

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