Information about #3198D8 color

#3198D8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #3198D8 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(49, 152, 216) — 19.2% red, 59.6% green, 84.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 65 / 25 / 0 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#3198D8 presents itself as a strongly colored steel-blue azure — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Curious Blue (#2596D1). Slightly further away sit Douban Blue (#2496CD) and Tufts Blue (#3E8EDE).

In RGB terms — rgb(49, 152, 216) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #3198D8 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#3198D8 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#3198D8 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #3198D8

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Curious Blue color link
Curious Blue

#2596D1

Douban Blue color link
Douban Blue

#2496CD

Tufts Blue color link
Tufts Blue

#3E8EDE

Peacock color link
Peacock

#33A1C9

Blue Ivy color link
Blue Ivy

#3090C7

Freefall color link
Freefall

#1D95C9

Summer Sky color link
Summer Sky

#38B0DE

Button Blue color link
Button Blue

#24A0ED

Titans Blue color link
Titans Blue

#4B92DB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3198D8
  • RGB49, 152, 216
  • CMYK65, 25, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(49, 152, 216)
  • HSL203°, 68%, 52%
  • HSL Precise202.994°, 68.163%, 51.961%
  • HSV203°, 77%, 85%
  • HSB203°, 77%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • GLSLvec3(0.192, 0.596, 0.847)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.192, 0.596, 0.847, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.192, 0.596, 0.847)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB19.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB84.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID3198D8
  • DECIMAL ID3250392
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01