#3B96BA Color

#3B96BA is rgb(59, 150, 186) in RGB and hsl(197, 52%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#3B96BA

HEX#3B96BA

RGBrgb(59, 150, 186)

HSLhsl(197, 52%, 48%)

HSVhsv(197, 68%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(63.4% 0.1 227.9)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 19%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #3B96BA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.36:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.26:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3B96BA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#3B96BA Complementary#BA5F3B Analogous#3BBA9E Analogous#3B56BA Triadic#BA3B96 Triadic#96BA3B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #3B96BA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#51A6C8 #6CB4D0 #87C2D9 #A6D2E3 #C1DFEB #DCEDF4

Shades

#3383A3 #2B6D88 #235B70 #1C4859 #153542 #0C1F27

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