#3A246D

A dark, moderate purple closely aligning with Darkslateblue.

About #3A246D

At its core, #3A246D is a dark and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkslateblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 58, 36, and 109.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 47% cyan and 67% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 258.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#3A246D
RGB58, 36, 109
HSL258.1°, 50.3%, 28.4%
CMYK47%, 67%, 0%, 57%
HSV258.1°, 67.0%, 42.7%
LAB21.1, 29.2, -39.0
XYZ5.1, 3.3, 14.8
Decimal3810413

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

12.70:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.65:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
12.14:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.41:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #3A246D; }
.text-color { color: #3A246D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #3A246D; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue
#483D8B