#3BAED8 Color

#3BAED8 is rgb(59, 174, 216) in RGB and hsl(196, 67%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#3BAED8

HEX#3BAED8

RGBrgb(59, 174, 216)

HSLhsl(196, 67%, 54%)

HSVhsv(196, 73%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.117 226.8)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 19%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #3BAED8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.55:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3BAED8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#3BAED8 Complementary#D8653B Analogous#3BD8B4 Analogous#3B60D8 Triadic#D83BAE Triadic#AED83B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #3BAED8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55B9DD #72C5E3 #8CD0E8 #A6DAED #BFE5F2 #DDF1F8

Shades

#289DC8 #2286AA #1C6E8D #15546A #0F3C4D #09252F

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