#396E8B#396E8B

#396E8B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.073 H 234.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#396E8B
RGB	rgb(57, 110, 139)
HSL	hsl(201, 42%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(201, 59%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 20.9%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.07, -8.62, -21.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.07, 22.95, 247.92°)
OKLab	oklab(51.41% -0.0422 -0.0594)
OKLCH	oklch(51.41% 0.073 234.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.9217, 13.8847, 26.4728)
Luminance	0.1389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#396E8B #8B5639

analogous

#398B7F #396E8B #39458B

triadic

#396E8B #8B396E #6E8B39

tetradic

#396E8B #7F398B #8B5639 #458B39

square

#396E8B #7F398B #8B5639 #458B39

split-complementary

#396E8B #8B3945 #8B7F39

monochromatic

#152934 #274C60 #396E8B #4C90B5 #77ABC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#396E8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#396E8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #396E8B

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##396E8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##396E8B	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606D8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#55648B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007678

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #396e8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 110, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.073 234.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7797ad',
    500: '#396e8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #396e8b;
$custom-light: #7797ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#396e8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.22,
    "s": 41.837,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51412,
    "c": 0.07286,
    "h": 234.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13886
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#396E8B

secondary

#B0866F

accent

#8256D2

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#090D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #396E8B

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

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