#396B8A#396B8A

#396B8A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.073 H 237.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#396B8A
RGB	rgb(57, 107, 138)
HSL	hsl(203, 42%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(203, 59%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.7%, 22.5%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.09, -7.19, -22.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.09, 23.31, 252.04°)
OKLab	oklab(50.62% -0.039 -0.062)
OKLCH	oklch(50.62% 0.073 237.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.5308, 13.2192, 25.9837)
Luminance	0.1322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#396B8A #8A5839

analogous

#398A80 #396B8A #39428A

triadic

#396B8A #8A396B #6B8A39

tetradic

#396B8A #80398A #8A5839 #428A39

square

#396B8A #80398A #8A5839 #428A39

split-complementary

#396B8A #8A3942 #8A8039

monochromatic

#152833 #27495F #396B8A #4B8CB5 #77A8C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#396B8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#396B8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #396B8A

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##396B8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##396B8A	1.00	5.76	3.64	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D6A8B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526289

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007375

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #396b8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 107, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.073 237.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7695ac',
    500: '#396b8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #396b8a;
$custom-light: #7695ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#396b8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.963,
    "s": 41.538,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50624,
    "c": 0.07325,
    "h": 237.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1322
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#396B8A

secondary

#B0886F

accent

#8556D1

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF1F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#090D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #396B8A

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

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