#3E8BBC

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #3E8BBC

Visually, #3E8BBC is defined as a moderate blue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Steelblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 62, 139, and 188.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 67% cyan and 26% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 203.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#3E8BBC
RGB62, 139, 188
HSL203.3°, 50.4%, 49.0%
CMYK67%, 26%, 0%, 26%
HSV203.3°, 67.0%, 73.7%
LAB55.2, -8.0, -32.5
XYZ20.3, 23.1, 51.0
Decimal4099004

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.73:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.62:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.57:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.78:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #3E8BBC; }
.text-color { color: #3E8BBC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #3E8BBC; }

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