#396BAE#396BAE

#396BAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.119 H 256.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#396BAE
RGB	rgb(57, 107, 174)
HSL	hsl(214, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(214, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.2%, 38.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.86, 5.35, -40.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.86, 41.08, 277.49°)
OKLab	oklab(52.59% -0.028 -0.1158)
OKLCH	oklch(52.59% 0.119 256.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.5823, 14.4398, 42.0549)
Luminance	0.1444 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#396BAE #AE7C39

analogous

#39A5AE #396BAE #4239AE

triadic

#396BAE #AE396B #6BAE39

tetradic

#396BAE #AE39A5 #AE7C39 #39AE42

square

#396BAE #AE39A5 #AE7C39 #39AE42

split-complementary

#396BAE #AE4239 #A5AE39

monochromatic

#1B3252 #2A4F80 #396BAE #5B8AC9 #89ABD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#396BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#396BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #396BAE

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##396BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##396BAE	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	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: #396bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 107, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.119 256.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c94c6',
    500: '#396bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #396bae;
$custom-light: #7c94c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#396bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.359,
    "s": 50.649,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5259,
    "c": 0.11918,
    "h": 256.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14441
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#396BAE

secondary

#C3A680

accent

#9E4EDA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #396BAE

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

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