Exploring the Color #3A4CE7

#3A4CE7 sits at 234° on the color wheel, placing it in the blue family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 78% saturation and 57% lightness, it reads as a richly saturated, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 58, 76, 231 produces a 6.24:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #3A4CE7 is a clear variant of CSS royal blue — about 30 units away from #4169E1. Designers reach for blue hues at this saturation when the brief calls for bold, immediate signal, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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