#308EB0 Color

#308EB0 is rgb(48, 142, 176) in RGB and hsl(196, 57%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#308EB0

HEX#308EB0

RGBrgb(48, 142, 176)

HSLhsl(196, 57%, 44%)

HSVhsv(196, 73%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(60.7% 0.1 226.4)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 19%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #308EB0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.74:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.62:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #308EB0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#308EB0 Complementary#B05230 Analogous#30B092 Analogous#304EB0 Triadic#B0308E Triadic#8EB030

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #308EB0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3FA5CA #5BB2D2 #7BC1DB #9BD0E4 #BBDFEC #D7ECF4

Shades

#2A7B98 #246B84 #1E576C #174454 #10303C #0B2028

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