#3A8AF8

A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Dodgerblue.

About #3A8AF8

The precise color #3A8AF8 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Dodgerblue. Its digital footprint relies on 58 parts red, 138 parts green, and 248 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 77% cyan and 44% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 214.7 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#3A8AF8
RGB58, 138, 248
HSL214.7°, 93.1%, 60.0%
CMYK77%, 44%, 0%, 3%
HSV214.7°, 76.6%, 97.3%
LAB57.9, 13.3, -61.9
XYZ27.8, 25.9, 92.3
Decimal3836664

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.40:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.17:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.25:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.25:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #3A8AF8; }
.text-color { color: #3A8AF8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #3A8AF8; }

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Dodgerblue
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