#3688B5 Color

#3688B5 is rgb(54, 136, 181) in RGB and hsl(201, 54%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#3688B5

HEX#3688B5

RGBrgb(54, 136, 181)

HSLhsl(201, 54%, 46%)

HSVhsv(201, 70%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.104 236.4)

CMYKcmyk(70%, 25%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #3688B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.93:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.35:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3688B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#3688B5 Complementary#B56236 Analogous#36B5A2 Analogous#3649B5 Triadic#B53688 Triadic#88B536

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #3688B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#469BC8 #66ACD1 #81BBD9 #A1CCE3 #BCDBEB #DCECF4

Shades

#2F779D #286586 #21536E #1A4156 #132F3F #0C1E27

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