#396BAB#396BAB

#396BAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.115 H 255.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#396BAB
RGB	rgb(57, 107, 171)
HSL	hsl(214, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(214, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 37.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.69, 4.28, -39.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.69, 39.46, 276.22°)
OKLab	oklab(52.41% -0.0288 -0.1114)
OKLCH	oklch(52.41% 0.115 255.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.2931, 14.3241, 40.5318)
Luminance	0.1433 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#396BAB #AB7939

analogous

#39A4AB #396BAB #4039AB

triadic

#396BAB #AB396B #6BAB39

tetradic

#396BAB #AB39A4 #AB7939 #39AB40

square

#396BAB #AB39A4 #AB7939 #39AB40

split-complementary

#396BAB #AB4039 #A4AB39

monochromatic

#1A324F #2A4E7D #396BAB #598AC8 #87AAD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#396BAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#396BAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #396BAB

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##396BAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##396BAB	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F70AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E65AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #396bab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 107, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.115 255.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b95c4',
    500: '#396bab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #396bab;
$custom-light: #7b95c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#396bab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.684,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5241,
    "c": 0.1151,
    "h": 255.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14326
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#396BAB

secondary

#C1A47F

accent

#9C4EDA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #396BAB

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

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