#3498BC Color

#3498BC is rgb(52, 152, 188) in RGB and hsl(196, 57%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#3498BC

HEX#3498BC

RGBrgb(52, 152, 188)

HSLhsl(196, 57%, 47%)

HSVhsv(196, 72%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.105 226.3)

CMYKcmyk(72%, 19%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text3.3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.36:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#3498BC Complementary#BC5834 Analogous#34BC9C Analogous#3453BC Triadic#BC3498 Triadic#98BC34

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#47A9CD #67B8D5 #83C5DD #9FD2E5 #BBDFEC #DBEEF5

Shades

#2D84A4 #26718C #205E74 #184758 #123440 #0B2028

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