HEX Color #3A3AFF (Mediumblue)

About #3A3AFF

At its core, #3A3AFF is a light and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Mediumblue. Its digital footprint relies on 58 parts red, 58 parts green, and 255 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 77% C, 77% M, 0% Y, and 0% K. The HSL representation is 240.0° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 61.4% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#3A3AFF

RGB58, 58, 255

HSL240.0°, 100.0%, 61.4%

CMYK77%, 77%, 0%, 0%

HSV240.0°, 77.3%, 100.0%

LAB39.8, 63.1, -95.3

XYZ21.3, 11.1, 95.6

Decimal3816191

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#3A3AFF #FEFF3A

Analogous

#3A9CFF #9C3AFF

Triadic

#FF3A3A #3AFF3A

Tetradic

#FF3A9C #FEFF3A #3AFF9C

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#3A3AFF

#4F4FFF

#6565FF

#7B7BFF

#9191FF

#A7A7FF

#BDBDFF

#D3D3FF

#E9E9FF

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#3A3AFF

#3333E2

#2D2DC6

#2626AA

#20208D

#191971

#131355

#0C0C38

#06061C

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.50:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.23:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

6.22:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.75:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #3A3AFF; }

.text-color { color: #3A3AFF; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #3A3AFF; }

Similar Colors

Mediumblue

#0000CD