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#3a549e color: Muted Lavender

#3a549e is rgb(58, 84, 158) in RGB and oklch(46.473% 0.1238 266.984) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

46.5%
0.124
267°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • sky-800
  • Black 38%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.94:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #3a549e

#3a549e is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.5% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 267°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.14:1 contrast and black text 2.94:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Muted Lavender (#3b5698). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #3a549e mixed with white

  1. 3a549e
  2. 4b65a8
  3. 5d75b3
  4. 7086bd
  5. 8397c7
  6. 97a8d0
  7. abb9da
  8. bfcae3
  9. d4dced
  10. e9edf6

Darker: #3a549e mixed with black

  1. 3a549e
  2. 314889
  3. 283c74
  4. 203160
  5. 18264d
  6. 101b3a
  7. 091129
  8. 040818
  9. 010209
  10. 000001

Calmer: #3a549e with less saturation

  1. 3a549e
  2. 3d5597
  3. 405691
  4. 43578a
  5. 475883
  6. 4a587c
  7. 4d5976
  8. 50596f
  9. 535968
  10. 565961

Questions about #3a549e

What color is #3a549e?

#3a549e is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Muted Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(58, 84, 158), in HSL hsl(224.4, 46.3%, 42.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.473% 0.1238 266.984).

What colors go well with #3a549e?

The complementary color of #3a549e is #755300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006195 and #624795. The triadic partners are #923831 and #196b2c.

Is white or black text more readable on #3a549e?

White text reads better on #3a549e: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and black gives 2.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3a549e a warm or cool color?

#3a549e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 267 degrees, its lightness 46.5% and its chroma 0.124.