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#3074B0 Color

#3074B0 is rgb(48, 116, 176) in RGB, hsl(208, 57%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 34%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Honolulu Blue (#006DB0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3074B0
HEX#3074B0
RGBrgb(48, 116, 176)
HSLhsl(208, 57%, 44%)
HSVhsv(208, 73%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 34%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(54.4% 0.116 248.4)
LABlab(46.72% -6.16 -38.82)
LCHlch(46.72% 39.31 260.99)

What #3074B0 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #3074B0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Honolulu Blue#006DB0ΔE 5.84Medium Persian Blue#0067A5ΔE 6.04Tufts Blue#417DC1ΔE 6.06Star Command Blue#007BB8ΔE 6.19Ocean Boat Blue#0077BEΔE 7.23Spanish Blue#0070B8ΔE 7.68

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#3074B0 Channel Values

How #3074B0 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 48 · G 116 · B 1768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 208° · S 57% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 208° · S 73% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.94:1 vs white · 4.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3074B0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3074B0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3074B0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3074B0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3074B0
Complementary
#B06C30
Analogous
#30B0AC
Analogous
#3035B0
Triadic
#B03074
Triadic
#74B030
Split comp.
#B03035
Split comp.
#B0AC30

Tints & Shades of #3074B0

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3F89CA
#5B9AD2
#7BAEDB
#9BC2E4
#BBD5EC
#D7E6F4

Shades

#2A6598
#245784
#1E476C
#173854
#10283C
#0B1A28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3074B0.

How #3074B0 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#3074B0
Protanopia#6C6CB0
Protanomaly#5A6FB0
Deuteranopia#6464B1
Deuteranomaly#546BB0
Tritanopia#007E7E
Tritanomaly#197A94
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3074B0 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-3074b0: #3074B0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3074B0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3074b0': '#3074B0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.188, green: 0.455, blue: 0.690)
Android XML<color name="color_3074b0">#3074B0</color>
SVG fillfill="#3074B0"

More Blue Colors

#3074B0 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#3074B0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3074B0?

#3074B0 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(48, 116, 176) in RGB and hsl(208, 57%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Honolulu Blue (#006DB0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.84.

What is the RGB value of #3074B0?

#3074B0 is rgb(48, 116, 176) — red 48, green 116, and blue 176 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3074B0?

#3074B0 converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 34%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3074B0 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #3074B0 scores 4.94:1 against white and 4.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3074B0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3074B0 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 8.27, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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