#3BACD8 Color

#3BACD8 is rgb(59, 172, 216) in RGB and hsl(197, 67%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#3BACD8

HEX#3BACD8

RGBrgb(59, 172, 216)

HSLhsl(197, 67%, 54%)

HSVhsv(197, 73%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(70% 0.118 228.3)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 20%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #3BACD8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.6:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.08:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3BACD8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#3BACD8 Complementary#D8683B Analogous#3BD8B6 Analogous#3B5DD8 Triadic#D83BAC Triadic#ACD83B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #3BACD8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55B7DD #72C3E3 #8CCEE8 #A6D9ED #BFE4F2 #DDF1F8

Shades

#289BC8 #2284AA #1C6D8D #15526A #0F3B4D #09242F

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