Historically speaking, 3ft was generally from the front baffle to the back of the wall, but most if not everyone will agree that anything with rear-firing ports will benefit from having 3ft or more between the back of the speaker and the wall. Your speakers have both front and rear ports, with the bass being ported to the front. This makes me thing it will be more friendly to being closer than 3ft to the wall than most speakers that have rear bass ports, but being too close may still affect imaging if you crank up the volume.
While 3ft is a general suggestion, the specific distance depends on the room dimensions and contents. The best thing you can do is put furniture gliders under the speakers so you can get a sense of how far out they should be brought out to perform their best at medium-to-high listening volumes. Too close, and sound will be muffled. Too far and bass will sound thinner and detail may tip up. The soundstage will also shift considerably as you move the speaker, and what you really want is to encourage enough distance for good imaging, but also just the right amount of distance so your room is charged by the bass and hits reflection points in a way that generates the best separation and soundstage in its delivery. Of course, speaker toe in (pointing straight out or angled towards your ears) is another variable that is just as important to consider in the process.