#3A4257
A dark, muted blue closely aligning with Darkslategray.
About #3A4257
When working with digital screens, the color #3A4257 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Darkslategray. Its digital footprint relies on 58 parts red, 66 parts green, and 87 parts blue light.
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 33% Cyan, 24% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 66% Black. With a hue angle of 223.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#3A4257
RGB58, 66, 87
HSL223.4°, 20.0%, 28.4%
CMYK33%, 24%, 0%, 66%
HSV223.4°, 33.3%, 34.1%
LAB28.1, 2.4, -13.6
XYZ5.4, 5.5, 9.8
Decimal3818071
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
10.02:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.10:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.57:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.78:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #3A4257;
}
.text-color {
color: #3A4257;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #3A4257;
}