#3B8EA5 Color

#3B8EA5 is rgb(59, 142, 165) in RGB and hsl(193, 47%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#3B8EA5

HEX#3B8EA5

RGBrgb(59, 142, 165)

HSLhsl(193, 47%, 44%)

HSVhsv(193, 64%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.086 219.2)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 14%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #3B8EA5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.75:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3B8EA5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#3B8EA5 Complementary#A5523B Analogous#3BA587 Analogous#3B59A5 Triadic#A53B8E Triadic#8EA53B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #3B8EA5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4BA5BE #65B2C8 #83C1D2 #A1D0DD #BFDFE8 #DAECF1

Shades

#337B8E #2D6B7C #245765 #1C444F #143038 #0E2025

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