#3B8BA5 Color

#3B8BA5 is rgb(59, 139, 165) in RGB and hsl(195, 47%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#3B8BA5

HEX#3B8BA5

RGBrgb(59, 139, 165)

HSLhsl(195, 47%, 44%)

HSVhsv(195, 64%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.087 222.6)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 16%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #3B8BA5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.87:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.42:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3B8BA5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#3B8BA5 Complementary#A5563B Analogous#3BA58B Analogous#3B56A5 Triadic#A53B8B Triadic#8BA53B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #3B8BA5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4BA1BE #65AFC8 #83BFD2 #A1CEDD #BFDEE8 #DAEBF1

Shades

#33788E #2D687C #245565 #1C424F #142F38 #0E1F25

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