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#3a4fa0 color: Dazzling Blue

#3a4fa0 is rgb(58, 79, 160) in RGB and oklch(45.545% 0.13324 269.547) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

45.5%
0.133
270°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • sky-800
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.48:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.81:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #3a4fa0

#3a4fa0 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.5% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.48:1 contrast and black text 2.81:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dazzling Blue (#3850a0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #3a4fa0 mixed with white

  1. 3a4fa0
  2. 4b60aa
  3. 5d72b4
  4. 6f83be
  5. 8294c8
  6. 96a6d2
  7. aab7db
  8. bfc9e4
  9. d4dbed
  10. e9edf6

Darker: #3a4fa0 mixed with black

  1. 3a4fa0
  2. 31448b
  3. 283876
  4. 202e61
  5. 18234e
  6. 10193b
  7. 091029
  8. 040719
  9. 010209
  10. 000001

Calmer: #3a4fa0 with less saturation

  1. 3a4fa0
  2. 3d5199
  3. 3f5292
  4. 42538b
  5. 455483
  6. 48557c
  7. 4b5675
  8. 4e566e
  9. 515666
  10. 54575e

Questions about #3a4fa0

What color is #3a4fa0?

#3a4fa0 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Dazzling Blue. In RGB it is rgb(58, 79, 160), in HSL hsl(227.65, 46.79%, 42.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.545% 0.13324 269.547).

What colors go well with #3a4fa0?

The complementary color of #3a4fa0 is #6f5200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005d97 and #634195. The triadic partners are #933126 and #006a29.

Is white or black text more readable on #3a4fa0?

White text reads better on #3a4fa0: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and black gives 2.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3a4fa0 a warm or cool color?

#3a4fa0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 45.5% and its chroma 0.133.