#396F8B#396F8B

#396F8B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.072 H 233.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#396F8B
RGB	rgb(57, 111, 139)
HSL	hsl(200, 42%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(200, 59%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 20.1%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.38, -9.21, -20.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.38, 22.73, 246.10°)
OKLab	oklab(51.66% -0.0434 -0.058)
OKLCH	oklch(51.66% 0.072 233.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.0302, 14.1017, 26.5090)
Luminance	0.1410 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#396F8B #8B5539

analogous

#398B7E #396F8B #39468B

triadic

#396F8B #8B396F #6F8B39

tetradic

#396F8B #7E398B #8B5539 #468B39

square

#396F8B #7E398B #8B5539 #468B39

split-complementary

#396F8B #8B3946 #8B7E39

monochromatic

#152A34 #274C60 #396F8B #4C91B5 #77ACC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#396F8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#396F8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #396F8B

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##396F8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##396F8B	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616E8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#56658B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007778

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #396f8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 111, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.072 233.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7798ad',
    500: '#396f8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #396f8b;
$custom-light: #7798ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#396f8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.488,
    "s": 41.837,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51659,
    "c": 0.07245,
    "h": 233.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#396F8B

secondary

#B0866F

accent

#8056D2

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#090D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #396F8B

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

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