#3A8AC5

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #3A8AC5

At its core, #3A8AC5 is a medium and moderate hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Steelblue. Its digital footprint relies on 58 parts red, 138 parts green, and 197 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 71% cyan and 30% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 205.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#3A8AC5
RGB58, 138, 197
HSL205.5°, 54.5%, 50.0%
CMYK71%, 30%, 0%, 23%
HSV205.5°, 70.6%, 77.3%
LAB55.2, -5.0, -37.7
XYZ20.9, 23.1, 56.2
Decimal3836613

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.74:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.62:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.57:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.78:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #3A8AC5; }
.text-color { color: #3A8AC5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #3A8AC5; }

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