#3498A8 Color

#3498A8 is rgb(52, 152, 168) in RGB and hsl(188, 53%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#3498A8

HEX#3498A8

RGBrgb(52, 152, 168)

HSLhsl(188, 53%, 43%)

HSVhsv(188, 69%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(62.9% 0.093 210.2)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 10%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #3498A8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.39:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.2:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3498A8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#3498A8 Complementary#A84334 Analogous#34A87D Analogous#345EA8 Triadic#A83498 Triadic#98A834

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #3498A8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#40B3C4 #5FBFCE #7ECCD7 #9AD6E0 #B9E3E9 #D8EFF3

Shades

#2C8390 #26717D #1F5C65 #194A52 #12353B #0C2327

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