#3A7C99

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #3A7C99

The precise color #3A7C99 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Steelblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(58, 124, 153).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 62% cyan and 19% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 198.3° hue, 45.0% saturation, and 41.4% lightness.

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#3A7C99
RGB58, 124, 153
HSL198.3°, 45.0%, 41.4%
CMYK62%, 19%, 0%, 40%
HSV198.3°, 62.1%, 60.0%
LAB49.0, -11.9, -21.9
XYZ14.7, 17.6, 32.8
Decimal3832985

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.64:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.52:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.44:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.85:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #3A7C99; }
.text-color { color: #3A7C99; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #3A7C99; }

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