HEX Color #3A42BD (Slateblue)

About #3A42BD

The precise color #3A42BD is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Slateblue. Its digital footprint relies on 58 parts red, 66 parts green, and 189 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 69% cyan and 65% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 236.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#3A42BD

RGB58, 66, 189

HSL236.3°, 53.0%, 48.4%

CMYK69%, 65%, 0%, 26%

HSV236.3°, 69.3%, 74.1%

LAB34.9, 37.2, -65.5

XYZ12.9, 8.5, 49.1

Decimal3818173

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#3A42BD #BDB539

Analogous

#3983BD #7339BD

Triadic

#BD3941 #41BD39

Tetradic

#BD3983 #BDB539 #39BD73

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#3A42BD

#4F57C4

#656CCB

#7B81D3

#9196DA

#A7ABE1

#BDC0E9

#D3D5F0

#E9EAF7

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#3A42BD

#333AA8

#2D3393

#262C7E

#202469

#191D54

#13163F

#0C0E2A

#060715

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.80:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.69:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

7.45:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

2.29:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #3A42BD; }

.text-color { color: #3A42BD; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #3A42BD; }

Similar Colors

Slateblue

#6A5ACD