#3B8AB5 Color

#3B8AB5 is rgb(59, 138, 181) in RGB and hsl(201, 51%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#3B8AB5

HEX#3B8AB5

RGBrgb(59, 138, 181)

HSLhsl(201, 51%, 47%)

HSVhsv(201, 67%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(60.3% 0.101 235.8)

CMYKcmyk(67%, 24%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #3B8AB5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.83:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.49:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3B8AB5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#3B8AB5 Complementary#B5663B Analogous#3BB5A3 Analogous#3B4DB5 Triadic#B53B8A Triadic#8AB53B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #3B8AB5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4E9CC6 #6DADD0 #88BCD8 #A3CBE1 #BEDAEA #DCECF4

Shades

#33799E #2C6787 #245570 #1B4155 #142F3E #0C1D27

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