#118AB2 · Steel Blue

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#118AB2 is a medium, highly saturated blue color, closest to Steel Blue and near Steel Blue and Cerulean. In OKLCH it has 59% lightness and 0.11 chroma at hue 228°. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #118AB2 a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#118AB2
RGBrgb(17, 138, 178)
HSLhsl(195, 83%, 38%)
CMYK90, 22, 0, 30
CSS var--steel-blue
Contrast3.96:1 white · 5.3:1 black

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How to use #118AB2

Black text passes WCAG AA on #118AB2 (5.3:1); white text does not (3.96:1).

For a calm scheme pair #118AB2 with its analogous neighbors #10B189 and #1039B1; for contrast use its complement #B13910 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--steel-blue: #118AB2;

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