#3B5C9E · Lapis

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#3B5C9E is a medium, moderately saturated blue color, closest to Lapis and near Lapis and Dusk. In OKLCH it has 48% lightness and 0.11 chroma at hue 263°. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #3B5C9E a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#3B5C9E
RGBrgb(59, 92, 158)
HSLhsl(220, 46%, 43%)
CMYK63, 42, 0, 38
CSS var--lapis
Contrast6.54:1 white · 3.21:1 black

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How to use #3B5C9E

White text passes WCAG AA on #3B5C9E (6.54:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #3B5C9E with its analogous neighbors #3B8FA0 and #4C3BA0; for contrast use its complement #A07E3B as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--lapis: #3B5C9E;

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