#396DAE#396DAE

#396DAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.117 H 255.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#396DAE
RGB	rgb(57, 109, 174)
HSL	hsl(213, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(213, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.2%, 37.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.44, 4.11, -39.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.44, 40.01, 275.89°)
OKLab	oklab(53.05% -0.0301 -0.1131)
OKLCH	oklch(53.05% 0.117 255.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.7932, 14.8616, 42.1252)
Luminance	0.1486 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#396DAE #AE7A39

analogous

#39A7AE #396DAE #3F39AE

triadic

#396DAE #AE396D #6DAE39

tetradic

#396DAE #AE39A7 #AE7A39 #39AE3F

square

#396DAE #AE39A7 #AE7A39 #39AE3F

split-complementary

#396DAE #AE3F39 #A7AE39

monochromatic

#1B3352 #2A5080 #396DAE #5B8CC9 #89ACD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#396DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#396DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #396DAE

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##396DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##396DAE	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5072B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F67AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #396dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 109, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.117 255.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#396dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.333,
    "s": 50.649,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53047,
    "c": 0.11702,
    "h": 255.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#396DAE

secondary

#C3A580

accent

#9C4EDA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #396DAE

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

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