#2D4059 · Charcoal

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#2D4059 is a dark, muted blue color, closest to Charcoal and near Charcoal Blue and Charcoal. In OKLCH it has 37% lightness and 0.05 chroma at hue 256°. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #2D4059 a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 3 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#2D4059
RGBrgb(45, 64, 89)
HSLhsl(214, 33%, 26%)
CMYK49, 28, 0, 65
CSS var--charcoal
Contrast10.56:1 white · 1.99:1 black

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How to use #2D4059

White text passes WCAG AA on #2D4059 (10.56:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #2D4059 with its analogous neighbors #2C5558 and #2F2C58; for contrast use its complement #58452C as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--charcoal: #2D4059;

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