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#3A6EA5 Cerulean

The nearest named color to #3A6EA5 is Cerulean (#007BA7).

#3A6EA5

Cerulean

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #3A6EA5?

HEX
#3A6EA5
RGB
rgb(58, 110, 165)
HSL
hsl(211, 48%, 44%)
OKLCH
oklch(52.8% 0.104 252)
CMYK
65, 33, 0, 35

#3A6EA5 has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 against white and 3.95:1 against black, so white is the better background for text in this color and light text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #3A6EA5
#3A6EA5
Same color
White
5.3AA
Near-black
3.3AA18

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • White on #3A6EA5 · 5.3:1

Tints and shades of #3A6EA5

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #EEF6FF
  2. #B7D9FF
  3. #85BBF7
  4. #679DD7
  5. #4B7FB7
  6. #3A6EA5
  7. #10477B
  8. #002D57
  9. #001630

Colors that go with #3A6EA5

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. No two swatches become hard to tell apart here.

Export

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:root {
  --cerulean-1: #3A6EA5; /* Cerulean */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #3A6EA5

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (12)

Mesh gradients (4)