#3B5BB5 Color

#3B5BB5 is rgb(59, 91, 181) in RGB and hsl(224, 51%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#3B5BB5

HEX#3B5BB5

RGBrgb(59, 91, 181)

HSLhsl(224, 51%, 47%)

HSVhsv(224, 67%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(49.6% 0.147 266.4)

CMYKcmyk(67%, 50%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #3B5BB5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.27:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.35:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3B5BB5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#3B5BB5 Complementary#B5943B Analogous#3B98B5 Analogous#573BB5 Triadic#B53B5B Triadic#5BB53B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #3B5BB5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4E6EC6 #6D87D0 #889DD8 #A3B3E1 #BEC9EA #DCE3F4

Shades

#33509E #2C4487 #243870 #1B2B55 #141F3E #0C1327

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