#3F8DAB Color

#3F8DAB is rgb(63, 141, 171) in RGB and hsl(197, 46%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#3F8DAB

HEX#3F8DAB

RGBrgb(63, 141, 171)

HSLhsl(197, 46%, 46%)

HSVhsv(197, 63%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(60.7% 0.088 226.4)

CMYKcmyk(63%, 18%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #3F8DAB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.74:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.61:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3F8DAB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#3F8DAB Complementary#AB5E3F Analogous#3FAB94 Analogous#3F57AB Triadic#AB3F8D Triadic#8DAB3F

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #3F8DAB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#509FBE #6EAFC9 #88BED3 #A6CEDE #C0DCE8 #DDEDF3

Shades

#377A95 #2F687F #275668 #1E4352 #16313C #0E1F25

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