HEX Color #3A49D3 (Mediumslateblue)

About #3A49D3

When working with digital screens, the color #3A49D3 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumslateblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 58 red, 73 green, and 211 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 73% cyan and 65% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 234.1° hue, 63.5% saturation, and 52.7% lightness.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#3A49D3

RGB58, 73, 211

HSL234.1°, 63.5%, 52.7%

CMYK73%, 65%, 0%, 17%

HSV234.1°, 72.5%, 82.7%

LAB38.5, 40.5, -72.5

XYZ15.9, 10.4, 62.8

Decimal3819987

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#3A49D3 #D3C43A

Analogous

#3A95D3 #773AD3

Triadic

#D33A48 #48D33A

Tetradic

#D33A95 #D3C43A #3AD377

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#3A49D3

#4F5DD7

#6571DC

#7B85E1

#9199E6

#A7AEEB

#BDC2F0

#D3D6F5

#E9EAFA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#3A49D3

#3340BB

#2D38A4

#26308C

#202875

#19205D

#131846

#0C102E

#060817

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.83:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.07:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

6.53:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.61:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #3A49D3; }

.text-color { color: #3A49D3; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #3A49D3; }

Similar Colors

Mediumslateblue

#7B68EE