#3C5374 · Dusk

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#3C5374 is a medium, muted blue color, closest to Dusk and near Dusk and Peacock. In OKLCH it has 44% lightness and 0.06 chroma at hue 257°. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #3C5374 a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#3C5374
RGBrgb(60, 83, 116)
HSLhsl(215, 32%, 35%)
CMYK48, 28, 0, 55
CSS var--dusk
Contrast7.83:1 white · 2.68:1 black

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How to use #3C5374

White text passes WCAG AA on #3C5374 (7.83:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #3C5374 with its analogous neighbors #3D7176 and #413D76; for contrast use its complement #765E3D as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--dusk: #3C5374;

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