#396EAE#396EAE

#396EAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.116 H 254.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#396EAE
RGB	rgb(57, 110, 174)
HSL	hsl(213, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(213, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.2%, 36.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.74, 3.49, -39.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.74, 39.48, 275.07°)
OKLab	oklab(53.28% -0.0311 -0.1117)
OKLCH	oklch(53.28% 0.116 254.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.9005, 15.0762, 42.1609)
Luminance	0.1508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#396EAE #AE7939

analogous

#39A8AE #396EAE #3F39AE

triadic

#396EAE #AE396E #6EAE39

tetradic

#396EAE #AE39A8 #AE7939 #39AE3F

square

#396EAE #AE39A8 #AE7939 #39AE3F

split-complementary

#396EAE #AE3F39 #A8AE39

monochromatic

#1B3452 #2A5180 #396EAE #5B8DC9 #89ADD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#396EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#396EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #396EAE

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##396EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##396EAE	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5272B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4167AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #396eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 110, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.116 254.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c97c6',
    500: '#396eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #396eae;
$custom-light: #7c97c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#396eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.821,
    "s": 50.649,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53277,
    "c": 0.11596,
    "h": 254.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#396EAE

secondary

#C3A580

accent

#9B4EDA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #396EAE

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

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