#3AA0C5

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #3AA0C5

When working with digital screens, the color #3AA0C5 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Steelblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 58 red, 160 green, and 197 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 71% Cyan, 19% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 23% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#3AA0C5
RGB58, 160, 197
HSL196.0°, 54.5%, 50.0%
CMYK71%, 19%, 0%, 23%
HSV196.0°, 70.6%, 77.3%
LAB61.7, -17.2, -27.5
XYZ24.4, 30.1, 57.3
Decimal3842245

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.99:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.01:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.86:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.96:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #3AA0C5; }
.text-color { color: #3AA0C5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #3AA0C5; }

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