#396FAB#396FAB

#396FAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.111 H 252.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#396FAB
RGB	rgb(57, 111, 171)
HSL	hsl(212, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(212, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 35.1%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.88, 1.80, -37.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.88, 37.40, 272.76°)
OKLab	oklab(53.33% -0.0329 -0.1059)
OKLCH	oklch(53.33% 0.111 252.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.7198, 15.1775, 40.6740)
Luminance	0.1518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#396FAB #AB7539

analogous

#39A8AB #396FAB #3C39AB

triadic

#396FAB #AB396F #6FAB39

tetradic

#396FAB #AB39A8 #AB7539 #39AB3C

square

#396FAB #AB39A8 #AB7539 #39AB3C

split-complementary

#396FAB #AB3C39 #A8AB39

monochromatic

#1A334F #2A517D #396FAB #598EC8 #87ADD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#396FAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#396FAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #396FAB

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##396FAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##396FAB	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5573AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4568AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #396fab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 111, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.111 252.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b98c4',
    500: '#396fab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #396fab;
$custom-light: #7b98c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#396fab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.579,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53333,
    "c": 0.11093,
    "h": 252.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#396FAB

secondary

#C1A27F

accent

#984EDA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0A0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #396FAB

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

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