#3B8CA5 Color

#3B8CA5 is rgb(59, 140, 165) in RGB and hsl(194, 47%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#3B8CA5

HEX#3B8CA5

RGBrgb(59, 140, 165)

HSLhsl(194, 47%, 44%)

HSVhsv(194, 64%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.086 221.4)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 15%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #3B8CA5 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 text5.48:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3B8CA5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#3B8CA5 Complementary#A5543B Analogous#3BA589 Analogous#3B58A5 Triadic#A53B8C Triadic#8CA53B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #3B8CA5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4BA3BE #65B1C8 #83C0D2 #A1CFDD #BFDFE8 #DAECF1

Shades

#33798E #2D697C #245665 #1C434F #143038 #0E2025

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