#1D4ED8 · near Sapphire

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#1D4ED8 (RGB 29, 78, 216) is a medium, highly saturated blue, closest to Sapphire and near Neon Blue and Denim. 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. In OKLCH it has 49% lightness and 0.22 chroma at hue 264°.

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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

Similar named colors

Sapphire #0F52BANeon Blue #1F51FFDenim #1560BDIris #5A4FCFCobalt #0047AB

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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#1D4ED8 hex color card: near Sapphire, RGB 29, 78, 216
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Shades & tints

#06102B#0C1F56#112F82#173EAD#1D4ED8#4A71E0#7795E8#A5B8EF#D2DCF7

Color harmonies for #1D4ED8

Complementary

#1D4ED8#D7A61D

Analogous

#1D4ED8#1DACD7#491DD7

Triadic

#1D4ED8#D71D4F#4FD71D

Split complementary

#1D4ED8#D7491D#ACD71D

Tetradic

#1D4ED8#D71DAC#D7A61D#1DD749

Palettes with #1D4ED8