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#3A4E8A closest to Nightly Activities

#3A4E8A is a dark, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Nightly Activities. In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 30.6% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(58, 78, 138)). Its HSL value is 225° hue, 41% saturation and 38% lightness, and in CMYK it is 58% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black. #3A4E8A is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.96:1.

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Variations of #3A4E8A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#3A4E8A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#3A4E8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #3A4E8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #2A4D89
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #34558C
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #35528B
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #2A4D89
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #304E89
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #065B65
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #2F547B
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #515151
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4C5063

#3A4E8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.96:1 Very good#3A4E8A text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.64:1 Very poor#3A4E8A text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#3A4E8A in CSS

/* Nightly Activities */
.color { color: #3A4E8A; }
.background { background-color: #3A4E8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #3A4E8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(58 78 138);
color: hsl(225 41% 38%);
color: oklch(0.438 0.102 268.1);

#3A4E8A FAQ

What color is #3A4E8A?

#3A4E8A is a dark, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Nightly Activities. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #3A4E8A?

#3A4E8A is rgb(58, 78, 138) in RGB, hsl(225, 41%, 38%) in HSL and cmyk(58%, 43%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #3A4E8A?

The complementary color of #3A4E8A is #8A763A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #3A4E8A?

White text has the best contrast on #3A4E8A: 7.96:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #3A4E8A a warm or cool color?

#3A4E8A is a cool color.