Steel Blue (Blue)

#3D9DAE

RGB: 61, 157, 174

Color OverviewHEX #3D9DAE

#3D9DAE Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #3D9DAE is composed of 24% red, 62% green, and 68% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 189°, saturation of 48%, and lightness of 46%.

HEX

#3D9DAE

RGB

61, 157, 174

HSL

189°, 48%, 46%

HSV

189°, 65%, 68%

CMYK

65%, 10%, 0%, 32%

Name Match

Steel Blue

Closest Standard

Shades of #3D9DAE (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #3D9DAE (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #3D9DAE (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #3D9DAE

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #3D9DAE Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):3.17 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #3D9DAE Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):6.63 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #3D9DAE;
}

.element {
  color: #3D9DAE;
  background-color: #3D9DAE;
  border-color: #3D9DAE;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#3D9DAE] text-[#3D9DAE] border-[#3D9DAE]">
  Content styled with #3D9DAE
</div>