#1976D2 · Ocean

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#1976D2 is a medium, highly saturated blue color, closest to Ocean and near Ocean and Royal Blue. In OKLCH it has 56% lightness and 0.16 chroma at hue 253°. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #1976D2 a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#1976D2
RGBrgb(25, 118, 210)
HSLhsl(210, 79%, 46%)
CMYK88, 44, 0, 18
CSS var--ocean
Contrast4.6:1 white · 4.56:1 black

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How to use #1976D2

Both white and black text pass WCAG AA on it, so it is easy to use as a background.

For a calm scheme pair #1976D2 with its analogous neighbors #19D2D2 and #1919D2; for contrast use its complement #D27519 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--ocean: #1976D2;

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