#2A5A99 · Lapis

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#2A5A99 is a medium, moderately saturated blue color, closest to Lapis and near Lapis and Dusk. In OKLCH it has 47% lightness and 0.12 chroma at hue 256°. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #2A5A99 a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#2A5A99
RGBrgb(42, 90, 153)
HSLhsl(214, 57%, 38%)
CMYK73, 41, 0, 40
CSS var--lapis
Contrast6.95:1 white · 3.02:1 black

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How to use #2A5A99

White text passes WCAG AA on #2A5A99 (6.95:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #2A5A99 with its analogous neighbors #2A9198 and #312A98; for contrast use its complement #98682A as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--lapis: #2A5A99;

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