#3C96B4 Color

#3C96B4 is rgb(60, 150, 180) in RGB and hsl(195, 50%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#3C96B4

HEX#3C96B4

RGBrgb(60, 150, 180)

HSLhsl(195, 50%, 47%)

HSVhsv(195, 67%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(63.2% 0.095 223.5)

CMYKcmyk(67%, 17%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #3C96B4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.21:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3C96B4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#3C96B4 Complementary#B45A3C Analogous#3CB496 Analogous#3C5AB4 Triadic#B43C96 Triadic#96B43C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #3C96B4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4FA7C4 #6EB6CF #88C4D7 #A3D1E0 #BEDEE9 #DDEEF4

Shades

#34839D #2D7086 #255C6F #1C4654 #14333D #0D2026

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