#008FC2 · Steel Blue

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#008FC2 is a medium, highly saturated blue color, closest to Steel Blue and near Steel Blue and Cerulean. In OKLCH it has 61% lightness and 0.13 chroma at hue 233°. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #008FC2 a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#008FC2
RGBrgb(0, 143, 194)
HSLhsl(196, 100%, 38%)
CMYK100, 26, 0, 24
CSS var--steel-blue
Contrast3.68:1 white · 5.71:1 black

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How to use #008FC2

Black text passes WCAG AA on #008FC2 (5.71:1); white text does not (3.68:1).

For a calm scheme pair #008FC2 with its analogous neighbors #00C295 and #002DC2; for contrast use its complement #C23400 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--steel-blue: #008FC2;

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