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#008FC2
#008FC2 · near Steel Blue
Click to copy#008FC2 (RGB 0, 143, 194) is a medium, moderately saturated blue, closest to Steel Blue and near Cerulean and Ocean. 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. In OKLCH it has 61% lightness and 0.13 chroma at hue 233°.
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HEX
#008FC2RGB
rgb(0, 143, 194)HSL
hsl(196, 100%, 38%)CMYK
100, 26, 0, 24CSS var
--steel-blueContrast
3.68:1 white · 5.71:1 blackSimilar named colors
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;
$steel-blue: #008FC2;
colors: { 'steel-blue': '#008FC2' } Color card
