#308BB5 Color

#308BB5 is rgb(48, 139, 181) in RGB and hsl(199, 58%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#308BB5

HEX#308BB5

RGBrgb(48, 139, 181)

HSLhsl(199, 58%, 45%)

HSVhsv(199, 73%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.105 232.6)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 23%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #308BB5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.83:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.49:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #308BB5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#308BB5 Complementary#B55A30 Analogous#30B59D Analogous#3049B5 Triadic#B5308B Triadic#8BB530

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #308BB5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#42A1CD #5EAFD4 #7EBFDD #9ACDE4 #BBDDED #D7EBF4

Shades

#2A799D #236685 #1D536D #184459 #113140 #0B1F28

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