#2E55C7 · Sapphire

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#2E55C7 is a medium, moderately saturated blue color, closest to Sapphire and near Sapphire and Denim. In OKLCH it has 49% lightness and 0.18 chroma at hue 266°. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #2E55C7 a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#2E55C7
RGBrgb(46, 85, 199)
HSLhsl(225, 62%, 48%)
CMYK77, 57, 0, 22
CSS var--sapphire
Contrast6.48:1 white · 3.24:1 black

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How to use #2E55C7

White text passes WCAG AA on #2E55C7 (6.48:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #2E55C7 with its analogous neighbors #2FA0C6 and #542FC6; for contrast use its complement #C6A02F as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--sapphire: #2E55C7;

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