#1B3A69 · Prussian Blue

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#1B3A69 is a dark, moderately saturated blue color, closest to Prussian Blue and near Charcoal Blue and Prussian Blue. In OKLCH it has 35% lightness and 0.09 chroma at hue 259°. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #1B3A69 a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#1B3A69
RGBrgb(27, 58, 105)
HSLhsl(216, 59%, 26%)
CMYK74, 45, 0, 59
CSS var--prussian-blue
Contrast11.32:1 white · 1.86:1 black

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How to use #1B3A69

White text passes WCAG AA on #1B3A69 (11.32:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #1B3A69 with its analogous neighbors #1B6269 and #231B69; for contrast use its complement #694A1B as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--prussian-blue: #1B3A69;

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