#396F8D#396F8D

#396F8D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.074 H 235.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#396F8D
RGB	rgb(57, 111, 141)
HSL	hsl(201, 42%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(201, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 21.3%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.46, -8.55, -21.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.46, 23.46, 248.63°)
OKLab	oklab(51.75% -0.0427 -0.061)
OKLCH	oklch(51.75% 0.074 235)
XYZ	xyz(12.1777, 14.1607, 27.2857)
Luminance	0.1416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#396F8D #8D5739

analogous

#398D81 #396F8D #39458D

triadic

#396F8D #8D396F #6F8D39

tetradic

#396F8D #81398D #8D5739 #458D39

square

#396F8D #81398D #8D5739 #458D39

split-complementary

#396F8D #8D3945 #8D8139

monochromatic

#162A36 #274D61 #396F8D #4C91B7 #78ACC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#396F8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#396F8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #396F8D

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##396F8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##396F8D	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616E8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#55658D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #396f8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 111, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.074 235.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7798ae',
    500: '#396f8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #396f8d;
$custom-light: #7798ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#396f8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.429,
    "s": 42.424,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51754,
    "c": 0.07447,
    "h": 235
  },
  "luminance": 0.14162
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#396F8D

secondary

#B28870

accent

#8256D2

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EEF2F4

border

#C9CCCE

text

#090D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #396F8D

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

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