#396E8E#396E8E

#396E8E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.076 H 237.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#396E8E
RGB	rgb(57, 110, 142)
HSL	hsl(203, 43%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(203, 60%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.9%, 22.5%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.20, -7.63, -22.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.20, 24.10, 251.54°)
OKLab	oklab(51.56% -0.0411 -0.0639)
OKLCH	oklch(51.56% 0.076 237.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.1439, 13.9736, 27.6431)
Luminance	0.1398 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#396E8E #8E5939

analogous

#398E84 #396E8E #39448E

triadic

#396E8E #8E396E #6E8E39

tetradic

#396E8E #84398E #8E5939 #448E39

square

#396E8E #84398E #8E5939 #448E39

split-complementary

#396E8E #8E3944 #8E8439

monochromatic

#162A37 #274C62 #396E8E #4D8FB7 #78ABC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#396E8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#396E8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #396E8E

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##396E8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##396E8E	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6D90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#53658D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007679

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #396e8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 110, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.076 237.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7797af',
    500: '#396e8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #396e8e;
$custom-light: #7797af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#396e8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.588,
    "s": 42.714,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51556,
    "c": 0.07601,
    "h": 237.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13975
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#396E8E

secondary

#B28971

accent

#8455D2

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EEF2F4

border

#C9CCCE

text

#090D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #396E8E

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

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