#0E3B4A · Gunmetal

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#0E3B4A is a dark, moderately saturated blue color, closest to Gunmetal and near Charcoal Blue and Gunmetal. In OKLCH it has 33% lightness and 0.05 chroma at hue 225°. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #0E3B4A a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#0E3B4A
RGBrgb(14, 59, 74)
HSLhsl(195, 68%, 17%)
CMYK81, 20, 0, 71
CSS var--gunmetal
Contrast12.05:1 white · 1.74:1 black

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How to use #0E3B4A

White text passes WCAG AA on #0E3B4A (12.05:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #0E3B4A with its analogous neighbors #0E493A and #0E1D49; for contrast use its complement #491D0E as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--gunmetal: #0E3B4A;

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