#003AA8

A dark, vivid blue closely aligning with Slateblue.

About #003AA8

At its core, #003AA8 is a dark and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Slateblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 0, 58, and 168.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. This specific hue requires a mix of 100% C, 65% M, 0% Y, and 34% K. The HSL representation is 219.3° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 32.9% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#003AA8
RGB0, 58, 168
HSL219.3°, 100.0%, 32.9%
CMYK100%, 65%, 0%, 34%
HSV219.3°, 100.0%, 65.9%
LAB29.0, 30.2, -62.8
XYZ8.6, 5.9, 37.7
Decimal15016

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.67:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.17:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.25:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.85:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #003AA8; }
.text-color { color: #003AA8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #003AA8; }

Similar Colors

Slateblue
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