#3490B2 Color

#3490B2 is rgb(52, 144, 178) in RGB and hsl(196, 55%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#3490B2

HEX#3490B2

RGBrgb(52, 144, 178)

HSLhsl(196, 55%, 45%)

HSVhsv(196, 71%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.099 226.6)

CMYKcmyk(71%, 19%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #3490B2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.63:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3490B2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#3490B2 Complementary#B25534 Analogous#34B294 Analogous#3451B2 Triadic#B23490 Triadic#90B234

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #3490B2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#45A6C9 #61B3D1 #81C2DA #9CD0E2 #BCDFEB #D7ECF4

Shades

#2D7D9A #266A82 #1F576B #194657 #12333F #0B2028

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