#396C8F#396C8F

#396C8F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.078 H 240.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#396C8F
RGB	rgb(57, 108, 143)
HSL	hsl(204, 43%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(204, 60%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 24.5%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.62, -6.11, -24.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.62, 25.10, 255.91°)
OKLab	oklab(51.11% -0.0384 -0.0682)
OKLCH	oklch(51.11% 0.078 240.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.0060, 13.5770, 27.9692)
Luminance	0.1358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#396C8F #8F5C39

analogous

#398F87 #396C8F #39418F

triadic

#396C8F #8F396C #6C8F39

tetradic

#396C8F #87398F #8F5C39 #418F39

square

#396C8F #87398F #8F5C39 #418F39

split-complementary

#396C8F #8F3941 #8F8739

monochromatic

#162A37 #284B63 #396C8F #4D8DB8 #79A9CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#396C8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#396C8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #396C8F

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##396C8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##396C8F	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6C91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51638E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007578

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #396c8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 108, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.078 240.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7796b0',
    500: '#396c8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #396c8f;
$custom-light: #7796b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#396c8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.419,
    "s": 43,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51114,
    "c": 0.07828,
    "h": 240.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13578
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#396C8F

secondary

#B38C71

accent

#8855D3

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EEF1F4

border

#C9CBCE

text

#090D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #396C8F

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

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