#2541B2 · near Cobalt

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#2541B2 (RGB 37, 65, 178) is a medium, highly saturated blue, closest to Cobalt and near Sapphire and Denim. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #2541B2 a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 43% lightness and 0.18 chroma at hue 267°.

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HEX#2541B2
RGBrgb(37, 65, 178)
HSLhsl(228, 66%, 42%)
CMYK79, 63, 0, 30
CSS var--cobalt
Contrast8.48:1 white · 2.48:1 black

Similar named colors

Cobalt #0047ABSapphire #0F52BADenim #1560BDIris #5A4FCFLapis #26619C

How to use #2541B2

White text passes WCAG AA on #2541B2 (8.48:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #2541B2 with its analogous neighbors #2487B2 and #4F24B2; for contrast use its complement #B29624 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--cobalt: #2541B2;

Color card

#2541B2 hex color card: near Cobalt, RGB 37, 65, 178
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Shades & tints

#070D24#0F1A47#16276B#1E348E#2541B2#5167C1#7C8DD1#A8B3E0#D3D9F0

Color harmonies for #2541B2

Complementary

#2541B2#B29624

Analogous

#2541B2#2487B2#4F24B2

Triadic

#2541B2#B22441#41B224

Split complementary

#2541B2#B24F24#87B224

Tetradic

#2541B2#B22487#B29624#24B24F

Palettes with #2541B2