#396C8B#396C8B

#396C8B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.074 H 237.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#396C8B
RGB	rgb(57, 108, 139)
HSL	hsl(203, 42%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(203, 59%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 22.3%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.45, -7.45, -22.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.45, 23.44, 251.48°)
OKLab	oklab(50.92% -0.0399 -0.0621)
OKLCH	oklch(50.92% 0.074 237.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.7084, 13.4580, 26.4017)
Luminance	0.1346 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#396C8B #8B5839

analogous

#398B81 #396C8B #39438B

triadic

#396C8B #8B396C #6C8B39

tetradic

#396C8B #81398B #8B5839 #438B39

square

#396C8B #81398B #8B5839 #438B39

split-complementary

#396C8B #8B3943 #8B8139

monochromatic

#152934 #274A60 #396C8B #4C8DB5 #77A9C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#396C8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#396C8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #396C8B

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##396C8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##396C8B	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6B8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#52638A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007476

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #396c8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 108, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.074 237.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7796ad',
    500: '#396c8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #396c8b;
$custom-light: #7796ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#396c8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.683,
    "s": 41.837,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50918,
    "c": 0.07381,
    "h": 237.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#396C8B

secondary

#B0886F

accent

#8556D2

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF1F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#090D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #396C8B

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

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