#3B85A0 Color

#3B85A0 is rgb(59, 133, 160) in RGB and hsl(196, 46%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#3B85A0

HEX#3B85A0

RGBrgb(59, 133, 160)

HSLhsl(196, 46%, 43%)

HSVhsv(196, 63%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(58.1% 0.084 225.1)

CMYKcmyk(63%, 17%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #3B85A0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3B85A0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#3B85A0 Complementary#A0563B Analogous#3BA089 Analogous#3B53A0 Triadic#A03B85 Triadic#85A03B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #3B85A0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#499DBC #66ADC7 #84BDD2 #9ECBDB #BCDBE6 #DAEBF1

Shades

#33738A #2C6377 #245161 #1D414E #152E38 #0E1F25

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