HEX Color #3A6DB6 (Cornflowerblue)

About #3A6DB6

When working with digital screens, the color #3A6DB6 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Cornflowerblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(58, 109, 182).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 68% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow, and 29% black. With a hue angle of 215.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#3A6DB6

RGB58, 109, 182

HSL215.3°, 51.7%, 47.1%

CMYK68%, 40%, 0%, 29%

HSV215.3°, 68.1%, 71.4%

LAB45.9, 7.2, -43.7

XYZ15.7, 15.2, 46.4

Decimal3829174

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#3A6DB6 #B58339

Analogous

#39AAB5 #4539B5

Triadic

#B5396C #6CB539

Tetradic

#B539AA #B58339 #39B545

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#3A6DB6

#4F7DBE

#658DC6

#7B9DCE

#91ADD6

#A7BEDE

#BDCEE6

#D3DEEE

#E9EEF6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#3A6DB6

#3360A1

#2D548D

#264879

#203C65

#193050

#13243C

#0C1828

#060C14

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.19:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

4.04:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

4.96:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.44:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #3A6DB6; }

.text-color { color: #3A6DB6; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #3A6DB6; }

Similar Colors

Cornflowerblue

#6495ED