#2E3F5A · near Charcoal

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#2E3F5A (RGB 46, 63, 90) is a dark, muted blue, closest to Charcoal and near Charcoal Blue and Iron. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #2E3F5A a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 3 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 37% lightness and 0.05 chroma at hue 259°.

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HEX#2E3F5A
RGBrgb(46, 63, 90)
HSLhsl(217, 32%, 27%)
CMYK49, 30, 0, 65
CSS var--charcoal
Contrast10.63:1 white · 1.97:1 black

Similar named colors

Charcoal Blue #2C3E50Charcoal #36454FIron #3B3F42Deep Teal #0F4C5COnyx #353839

How to use #2E3F5A

White text passes WCAG AA on #2E3F5A (10.63:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #2E3F5A with its analogous neighbors #2F565B and #342F5B; for contrast use its complement #5B4A2F as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--charcoal: #2E3F5A;

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#2E3F5A hex color card: near Charcoal, RGB 46, 63, 90
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Shades & tints

#090D12#121924#1C2636#253248#2E3F5A#58657B#828C9C#ABB2BD#D5D9DE

Color harmonies for #2E3F5A

Complementary

#2E3F5A#5B4A2F

Analogous

#2E3F5A#2F565B#342F5B

Triadic

#2E3F5A#5B2F40#405B2F

Split complementary

#2E3F5A#5B342F#565B2F

Tetradic

#2E3F5A#5B2F56#5B4A2F#2F5B34

Palettes with #2E3F5A