#396E8F#396E8F

#396E8F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.077 H 238.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#396E8F
RGB	rgb(57, 110, 143)
HSL	hsl(203, 43%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(203, 60%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 23.1%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.24, -7.30, -23.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.24, 24.50, 252.67°)
OKLab	oklab(51.6% -0.0407 -0.0654)
OKLCH	oklch(51.6% 0.077 238.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.2193, 14.0038, 28.0403)
Luminance	0.1401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#396E8F #8F5A39

analogous

#398F85 #396E8F #39438F

triadic

#396E8F #8F396E #6E8F39

tetradic

#396E8F #85398F #8F5A39 #438F39

square

#396E8F #85398F #8F5A39 #438F39

split-complementary

#396E8F #8F3943 #8F8539

monochromatic

#162B37 #284C63 #396E8F #4D8FB8 #79ABCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#396E8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#396E8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #396E8F

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##396E8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##396E8F	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6E91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#53658E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007679

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #396e8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 110, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.077 238.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7797b0',
    500: '#396e8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #396e8f;
$custom-light: #7797b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#396e8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.023,
    "s": 43,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51604,
    "c": 0.0771,
    "h": 238.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14005
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#396E8F

secondary

#B38A71

accent

#8555D3

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EEF2F4

border

#C9CCCE

text

#090D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #396E8F

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

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