#3496A8 Color

#3496A8 is rgb(52, 150, 168) in RGB and hsl(189, 53%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#3496A8

HEX#3496A8

RGBrgb(52, 150, 168)

HSLhsl(189, 53%, 43%)

HSVhsv(189, 69%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(62.4% 0.092 212.2)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 11%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #3496A8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.46:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3496A8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#3496A8 Complementary#A84534 Analogous#34A87F Analogous#345CA8 Triadic#A83496 Triadic#96A834

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #3496A8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#40B0C4 #5FBDCE #7ECAD7 #9AD5E0 #B9E2E9 #D8EFF3

Shades

#2C8190 #26707D #1F5B65 #194952 #12343B #0C2327

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