#396CAE#396CAE

#396CAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.118 H 255.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#396CAE
RGB	rgb(57, 108, 174)
HSL	hsl(214, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(214, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.2%, 37.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.15, 4.73, -40.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.15, 40.54, 276.70°)
OKLab	oklab(52.82% -0.029 -0.1145)
OKLCH	oklch(52.82% 0.118 255.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.6871, 14.6495, 42.0898)
Luminance	0.1465 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#396CAE #AE7B39

analogous

#39A6AE #396CAE #4039AE

triadic

#396CAE #AE396C #6CAE39

tetradic

#396CAE #AE39A6 #AE7B39 #39AE40

square

#396CAE #AE39A6 #AE7B39 #39AE40

split-complementary

#396CAE #AE4039 #A6AE39

monochromatic

#1B3352 #2A4F80 #396CAE #5B8BC9 #89ACD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#396CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#396CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #396CAE

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##396CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##396CAE	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F71B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E66AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #396cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 108, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.118 255.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c95c6',
    500: '#396cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #396cae;
$custom-light: #7c95c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#396cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.846,
    "s": 50.649,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52818,
    "c": 0.11809,
    "h": 255.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#396CAE

secondary

#C3A680

accent

#9D4EDA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #396CAE

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

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