HEX Color #3A57AF (Darkslateblue)

About #3A57AF

At its core, #3A57AF is a medium and moderate hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkslateblue. Its digital footprint relies on 58 parts red, 87 parts green, and 175 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 67% cyan and 50% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#3A57AF

RGB58, 87, 175

HSL225.1°, 50.2%, 45.7%

CMYK67%, 50%, 0%, 31%

HSV225.1°, 66.9%, 68.6%

LAB39.3, 18.7, -50.3

XYZ12.9, 10.8, 42.0

Decimal3823535

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#3A57AF #AF9239

Analogous

#3991AF #5739AF

Triadic

#AF3956 #56AF39

Tetradic

#AF3991 #AF9239 #39AF57

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#3A57AF

#4F69B7

#657CC0

#7B8FC9

#91A1D2

#A7B4DB

#BDC7E4

#D3D9ED

#E9ECF6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#3A57AF

#334D9B

#2D4388

#263A74

#203061

#19264D

#131D3A

#0C1326

#060913

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.64:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.16:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

6.35:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.69:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #3A57AF; }

.text-color { color: #3A57AF; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #3A57AF; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue

#483D8B