#2F5887 · Lapis

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#2F5887 is a medium, moderately saturated blue color, closest to Lapis and near Lapis and Dusk. In OKLCH it has 45% lightness and 0.09 chroma at hue 253°. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #2F5887 a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#2F5887
RGBrgb(47, 88, 135)
HSLhsl(212, 48%, 36%)
CMYK65, 35, 0, 47
CSS var--lapis
Contrast7.33:1 white · 2.87:1 black

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How to use #2F5887

White text passes WCAG AA on #2F5887 (7.33:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #2F5887 with its analogous neighbors #308588 and #333088; for contrast use its complement #885F30 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--lapis: #2F5887;

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