Palettes / Colors / #3694CE

#3694CE — Blue

#3694CE is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color SteelBlue (#4682B4). It belongs to the blue family.

#3694CE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CE7036; it also sits naturally between #36CEBC and #3648CE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 21% · Green 58% · Blue 81%

Cyan 74% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #3694CE

.text { color: #3694CE; }
.background { background-color: #3694CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3694CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(54, 148, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 61%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3694CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(54, 148, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3694CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(54, 148, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3694CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3694CE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CE7036:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #3694CE: #000000.

How #3694CE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #3694CE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #3694CE?

#3694CE is Blue, a blue color (RGB 54, 148, 206). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3694CE?

#3694CE is RGB 54, 148, 206 — HSL 203°, 61%, 51% — CMYK 74%, 28%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #3694CE?

Its complement is #CE7036; analogous partners are #36CEBC and #3648CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3694CE for text?

Black text on #3694CE has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.34:1.