#3A6D83

A dark, moderate blue closely aligning with Slategray.

About #3A6D83

At its core, #3A6D83 is a dark and moderate hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Slategray. Its digital footprint relies on 58 parts red, 109 parts green, and 131 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 56% Cyan, 17% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 49% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#3A6D83
RGB58, 109, 131
HSL198.1°, 38.6%, 37.1%
CMYK56%, 17%, 0%, 49%
HSV198.1°, 55.7%, 51.4%
LAB43.5, -10.4, -17.4
XYZ11.3, 13.5, 23.5
Decimal3829123

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.68:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.70:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.43:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.14:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #3A6D83; }
.text-color { color: #3A6D83; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #3A6D83; }

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