#386BAE#386BAE

#386BAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.120 H 256.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#386BAE
RGB	rgb(56, 107, 174)
HSL	hsl(214, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(214, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.8%, 38.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.82, 5.18, -40.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.82, 41.12, 277.24°)
OKLab	oklab(52.55% -0.0288 -0.116)
OKLCH	oklch(52.55% 0.12 256.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.5258, 14.4107, 42.0522)
Luminance	0.1441 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#386BAE #AE7B38

analogous

#38A6AE #386BAE #4038AE

triadic

#386BAE #AE386B #6BAE38

tetradic

#386BAE #AE38A6 #AE7B38 #38AE40

square

#386BAE #AE38A6 #AE7B38 #38AE40

split-complementary

#386BAE #AE4038 #A6AE38

monochromatic

#1A3251 #294F80 #386BAE #598ACA #88ABD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#386BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#386BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #386BAE

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##386BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##386BAE	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D70B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C65AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #386bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 107, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.120 256.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b94c6',
    500: '#386bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #386bae;
$custom-light: #7b94c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#386bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.068,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52547,
    "c": 0.11957,
    "h": 256.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14412
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#386BAE

secondary

#C3A57F

accent

#9E4DDB

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #386BAE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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