#396C8D#396C8D

#396C8D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.076 H 239.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#396C8D
RGB	rgb(57, 108, 141)
HSL	hsl(204, 42%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(204, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 23.4%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.53, -6.78, -23.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.53, 24.25, 253.77°)
OKLab	oklab(51.02% -0.0391 -0.0652)
OKLCH	oklch(51.02% 0.076 239)
XYZ	xyz(11.8558, 13.5170, 27.1784)
Luminance	0.1352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#396C8D #8D5A39

analogous

#398D84 #396C8D #39428D

triadic

#396C8D #8D396C #6C8D39

tetradic

#396C8D #84398D #8D5A39 #428D39

square

#396C8D #84398D #8D5A39 #428D39

split-complementary

#396C8D #8D3942 #8D8439

monochromatic

#162936 #274B61 #396C8D #4C8DB7 #78A9C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#396C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#396C8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #396C8D

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##396C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##396C8D	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D6C8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#52638C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007477

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #396c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 108, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.076 239.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7796ae',
    500: '#396c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #396c8d;
$custom-light: #7796ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#396c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.571,
    "s": 42.424,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51016,
    "c": 0.07602,
    "h": 239
  },
  "luminance": 0.13518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#396C8D

secondary

#B28A70

accent

#8756D2

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EEF1F4

border

#C9CBCE

text

#090D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #396C8D

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

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