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#3a4fa6 color: Dazzling Blue

#3a4fa6 is rgb(58, 79, 166) in RGB and oklch(45.986% 0.14186 269.82) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

46%
0.142
270°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • blue-800
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.37:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.85:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #3a4fa6

#3a4fa6 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 46% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.37:1 contrast and black text 2.85:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #3a4fa6 mixed with white

  1. 3a4fa6
  2. 4b61b0
  3. 5d72ba
  4. 6f83c3
  5. 8295cc
  6. 96a6d5
  7. aab8de
  8. bfc9e7
  9. d4dbef
  10. e9edf7

Darker: #3a4fa6 mixed with black

  1. 3a4fa6
  2. 314490
  3. 28387a
  4. 202e65
  5. 182351
  6. 10193e
  7. 09102b
  8. 04071a
  9. 01020a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #3a4fa6 with less saturation

  1. 3a4fa6
  2. 3d519e
  3. 3f5297
  4. 42548f
  5. 455588
  6. 485680
  7. 4b5778
  8. 4e5770
  9. 525868
  10. 555860

Questions about #3a4fa6

What color is #3a4fa6?

#3a4fa6 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Dazzling Blue. In RGB it is rgb(58, 79, 166), in HSL hsl(228.33, 48.21%, 43.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.986% 0.14186 269.82).

What colors go well with #3a4fa6?

The complementary color of #3a4fa6 is #705300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005e99 and #65409a. The triadic partners are #972f23 and #006c27.

Is white or black text more readable on #3a4fa6?

White text reads better on #3a4fa6: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and black gives 2.85:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3a4fa6 a warm or cool color?

#3a4fa6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 46% and its chroma 0.142.