#3B81BA Color

#3B81BA is rgb(59, 129, 186) in RGB and hsl(207, 52%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#3B81BA

HEX#3B81BA

RGBrgb(59, 129, 186)

HSLhsl(207, 52%, 48%)

HSVhsv(207, 68%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.112 246)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 31%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #3B81BA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.17:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3B81BA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#3B81BA Complementary#BA743B Analogous#3BBAB4 Analogous#3B41BA Triadic#BA3B81 Triadic#81BA3B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #3B81BA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5192C8 #6CA3D0 #87B4D9 #A6C7E3 #C1D8EB #DCE9F4

Shades

#3371A3 #2B5E88 #234E70 #1C3E59 #152E42 #0C1B27

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