#396BAC#396BAC

#396BAC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.116 H 255.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#396BAC
RGB	rgb(57, 107, 172)
HSL	hsl(214, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(214, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.9%, 37.8%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.75, 4.63, -39.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.75, 40.00, 276.65°)
OKLab	oklab(52.47% -0.0285 -0.1129)
OKLCH	oklch(52.47% 0.116 255.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.3887, 14.3624, 41.0356)
Luminance	0.1436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#396BAC #AC7A39

analogous

#39A4AC #396BAC #4139AC

triadic

#396BAC #AC396B #6BAC39

tetradic

#396BAC #AC39A4 #AC7A39 #39AC41

square

#396BAC #AC39A4 #AC7A39 #39AC41

split-complementary

#396BAC #AC4139 #A4AC39

monochromatic

#1B3250 #2A4E7E #396BAC #5A8AC8 #88ABD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#396BAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#396BAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #396BAC

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##396BAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##396BAC	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E70AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E65AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #396bac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 107, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.116 255.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c95c5',
    500: '#396bac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #396bac;
$custom-light: #7c95c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#396bac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.913,
    "s": 50.218,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52469,
    "c": 0.11647,
    "h": 255.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14364
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#396BAC

secondary

#C2A57F

accent

#9D4EDA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #396BAC

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

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