#3A6DAF

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #3A6DAF

Visually, #3A6DAF is defined as a moderate blue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Steelblue. Its digital footprint relies on 58 parts red, 109 parts green, and 175 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 67% cyan and 38% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#3A6DAF
RGB58, 109, 175
HSL213.8°, 50.2%, 45.7%
CMYK67%, 38%, 0%, 31%
HSV213.8°, 66.9%, 68.6%
LAB45.5, 4.6, -40.2
XYZ15.0, 14.9, 42.7
Decimal3829167

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.27:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.99:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.03:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.39:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #3A6DAF; }
.text-color { color: #3A6DAF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #3A6DAF; }

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