#396DB4#396DB4

#396DB4 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.125 H 256.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#396DB4
RGB	rgb(57, 109, 180)
HSL	hsl(215, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(215, 68%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.3%, 39.4%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.77, 6.27, -42.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.77, 43.23, 278.34°)
OKLab	oklab(53.41% -0.0286 -0.1218)
OKLCH	oklch(53.41% 0.125 256.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.3912, 15.1008, 45.2748)
Luminance	0.1510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#396DB4 #B48039

analogous

#39ABB4 #396DB4 #4339B4

triadic

#396DB4 #B4396D #6DB439

tetradic

#396DB4 #B439AB #B48039 #39B443

square

#396DB4 #B439AB #B48039 #39B443

split-complementary

#396DB4 #B44339 #ABB439

monochromatic

#1C3557 #2A5186 #396DB4 #5E8DCC #8DAEDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#396DB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#396DB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #396DB4

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##396DB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##396DB4	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D73B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A67B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #396db4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 109, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.125 256.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d96cb',
    500: '#396db4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #396db4;
$custom-light: #7d96cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#396db4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.634,
    "s": 51.899,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53409,
    "c": 0.12514,
    "h": 256.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#396DB4

secondary

#C5A983

accent

#9F4CDB

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #396DB4

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

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