#023E8A · near Cobalt

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#023E8A (RGB 2, 62, 138) is a dark, moderately saturated blue, closest to Cobalt and near Sapphire and Deep Teal. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #023E8A a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 38% lightness and 0.14 chroma at hue 258°.

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HEX#023E8A
RGBrgb(2, 62, 138)
HSLhsl(214, 97%, 27%)
CMYK99, 55, 0, 46
CSS var--cobalt
Contrast10.2:1 white · 2.06:1 black

Similar named colors

Cobalt #0047ABSapphire #0F52BADeep Teal #0F4C5CMidnight #191970Prussian Blue #003153

How to use #023E8A

White text passes WCAG AA on #023E8A (10.2:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #023E8A with its analogous neighbors #027F88 and #0B0288; for contrast use its complement #884E02 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--cobalt: #023E8A;

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#023E8A hex color card: near Cobalt, RGB 2, 62, 138
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Shades & tints

#000C1C#011937#012553#02326E#023E8A#3565A1#678BB9#9AB2D0#CCD8E8

Color harmonies for #023E8A

Complementary

#023E8A#884E02

Analogous

#023E8A#027F88#0B0288

Triadic

#023E8A#88023C#3C8802

Split complementary

#023E8A#880B02#7F8802

Tetradic

#023E8A#88027F#884E02#02880B

Palettes with #023E8A