#3B97B0 Color

#3B97B0 is rgb(59, 151, 176) in RGB and hsl(193, 50%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#3B97B0

HEX#3B97B0

RGBrgb(59, 151, 176)

HSLhsl(193, 50%, 46%)

HSVhsv(193, 66%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(63.2% 0.093 219.1)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 14%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #3B97B0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.37:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.24:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3B97B0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#3B97B0 Complementary#B0543B Analogous#3BB08F Analogous#3B5CB0 Triadic#B03B97 Triadic#97B03B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #3B97B0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4BA9C3 #6AB8CD #85C5D6 #A3D3E0 #BEE0E9 #DDEFF4

Shades

#338399 #2B6F82 #245C6B #1C4854 #14343D #0D2126

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