#2E3F4F · Charcoal

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#2E3F4F is a dark, muted blue color, closest to Charcoal and near Charcoal Blue and Charcoal. In OKLCH it has 36% lightness and 0.04 chroma at hue 247°. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #2E3F4F a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#2E3F4F
RGBrgb(46, 63, 79)
HSLhsl(209, 26%, 25%)
CMYK42, 20, 0, 69
CSS var--charcoal
Contrast10.82:1 white · 1.94:1 black

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How to use #2E3F4F

White text passes WCAG AA on #2E3F4F (10.82:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #2E3F4F with its analogous neighbors #2F5050 and #2F3050; for contrast use its complement #503F2F as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--charcoal: #2E3F4F;

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