#396DAD#396DAD

#396DAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.116 H 254.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#396DAD
RGB	rgb(57, 109, 173)
HSL	hsl(213, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(213, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.1%, 37%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.39, 3.75, -39.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.39, 39.47, 275.45°)
OKLab	oklab(52.99% -0.0303 -0.1116)
OKLCH	oklch(52.99% 0.116 254.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.6961, 14.8228, 41.6137)
Luminance	0.1482 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#396DAD #AD7939

analogous

#39A7AD #396DAD #3F39AD

triadic

#396DAD #AD396D #6DAD39

tetradic

#396DAD #AD39A7 #AD7939 #39AD3F

square

#396DAD #AD39A7 #AD7939 #39AD3F

split-complementary

#396DAD #AD3F39 #A7AD39

monochromatic

#1B3351 #2A507F #396DAD #5A8CC9 #88ACD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#396DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#396DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #396DAD

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##396DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##396DAD	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5171B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4066AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #396dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 109, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.116 254.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c96c6',
    500: '#396dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #396dad;
$custom-light: #7c96c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#396dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.103,
    "s": 50.435,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52988,
    "c": 0.11568,
    "h": 254.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#396DAD

secondary

#C2A480

accent

#9B4EDA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #396DAD

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

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