#3B98BA Color

#3B98BA is rgb(59, 152, 186) in RGB and hsl(196, 52%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#3B98BA

HEX#3B98BA

RGBrgb(59, 152, 186)

HSLhsl(196, 52%, 48%)

HSVhsv(196, 68%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(63.9% 0.1 225.9)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 18%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #3B98BA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.29:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.39:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3B98BA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#3B98BA Complementary#BA5D3B Analogous#3BBA9C Analogous#3B58BA Triadic#BA3B98 Triadic#98BA3B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #3B98BA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#51A8C8 #6CB6D0 #87C3D9 #A6D3E3 #C1E0EB #DCEEF4

Shades

#3385A3 #2B6F88 #235C70 #1C4959 #153642 #0C2027

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