#396FAD#396FAD

#396FAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.114 H 253.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#396FAD
RGB	rgb(57, 111, 173)
HSL	hsl(212, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(212, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.1%, 35.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.98, 2.51, -38.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.98, 38.44, 273.75°)
OKLab	oklab(53.45% -0.0324 -0.1089)
OKLCH	oklch(53.45% 0.114 253.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.9118, 15.2544, 41.6856)
Luminance	0.1526 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#396FAD #AD7739

analogous

#39A9AD #396FAD #3D39AD

triadic

#396FAD #AD396F #6FAD39

tetradic

#396FAD #AD39A9 #AD7739 #39AD3D

square

#396FAD #AD39A9 #AD7739 #39AD3D

split-complementary

#396FAD #AD3D39 #A9AD39

monochromatic

#1B3451 #2A517F #396FAD #5A8EC9 #88ADD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#396FAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#396FAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #396FAD

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##396FAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##396FAD	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5473B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4368AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #396fad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 111, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.114 253.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c98c6',
    500: '#396fad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #396fad;
$custom-light: #7c98c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#396fad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.069,
    "s": 50.435,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53449,
    "c": 0.11359,
    "h": 253.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#396FAD

secondary

#C2A380

accent

#994EDA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #396FAD

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

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