#398EAD#398EAD

#398EAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.093 H 225.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#398EAD
RGB	rgb(57, 142, 173)
HSL	hsl(196, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(196, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.1%, 17.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.31, -15.53, -23.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.31, 28.42, 236.88°)
OKLab	oklab(60.83% -0.065 -0.0665)
OKLCH	oklch(60.83% 0.093 225.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.9001, 23.2309, 43.0150)
Luminance	0.2323 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#398EAD #AD5839

analogous

#39AD92 #398EAD #3954AD

triadic

#398EAD #AD398E #8EAD39

tetradic

#398EAD #9239AD #AD5839 #54AD39

square

#398EAD #9239AD #AD5839 #54AD39

split-complementary

#398EAD #AD3954 #AD9239

monochromatic

#1B4251 #2A687F #398EAD #5AABC9 #88C3D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#398EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#398EAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #398EAD

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##398EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##398EAD	1.00	3.72	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8BAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7FAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #398ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 142, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.093 225.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dafc5',
    500: '#398ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #398ead;
$custom-light: #7dafc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#398ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.034,
    "s": 50.435,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60832,
    "c": 0.09302,
    "h": 225.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#398EAD

secondary

#C29180

accent

#734EDA

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #398EAD

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

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