#1D4ED8 · Sapphire

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#1D4ED8 is a medium, highly saturated blue color, closest to Sapphire and near Sapphire and Neon Blue. In OKLCH it has 49% lightness and 0.22 chroma at hue 264°. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #1D4ED8 a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#1D4ED8
RGBrgb(29, 78, 216)
HSLhsl(224, 76%, 48%)
CMYK87, 64, 0, 15
CSS var--sapphire
Contrast6.7:1 white · 3.13:1 black

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How to use #1D4ED8

White text passes WCAG AA on #1D4ED8 (6.7:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #1D4ED8 with its analogous neighbors #1DACD7 and #491DD7; for contrast use its complement #D7A61D as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--sapphire: #1D4ED8;

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