#396DAB#396DAB

#396DAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.113 H 254.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#396DAB
RGB	rgb(57, 109, 171)
HSL	hsl(213, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(213, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 36.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.28, 3.03, -38.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.28, 38.41, 274.53°)
OKLab	oklab(52.87% -0.0308 -0.1087)
OKLCH	oklch(52.87% 0.113 254.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.5040, 14.7460, 40.6021)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#396DAB #AB7739

analogous

#39A6AB #396DAB #3E39AB

triadic

#396DAB #AB396D #6DAB39

tetradic

#396DAB #AB39A6 #AB7739 #39AB3E

square

#396DAB #AB39A6 #AB7739 #39AB3E

split-complementary

#396DAB #AB3E39 #A6AB39

monochromatic

#1A324F #2A507D #396DAB #598CC8 #87ACD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#396DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#396DAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #396DAB

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##396DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##396DAB	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5271AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4266AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #396dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 109, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.113 254.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b96c4',
    500: '#396dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #396dab;
$custom-light: #7b96c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#396dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.632,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5287,
    "c": 0.11298,
    "h": 254.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#396DAB

secondary

#C1A37F

accent

#9A4EDA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #396DAB

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

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