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blue · 1 palette

Ao

青

Blue-green (classical)

About Ao

Ao (青) is a deep, muted blue tone. Its hex value is #3A7D7B — that is RGB 58, 125, 123, or HSL 178°, 37%, 36%. Blue-green (classical).

It holds 4.8:1 contrast against white, so Ao works best for body text, headings, and UI labels. (On white it scores 4.8:1; on black 4.4:1.)

Across Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations, Ao appears in 1 combination — most often paired with Shiro and Sumi.

Palettes with Ao

Ao appears in 1 combination from the archive.

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