#000228#000228

#000228 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.002; OKLCH L 13.3% C 0.081 H 264.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 20.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#000228
RGB	rgb(0, 2, 40)
HSL	hsl(237, 100%, 8%)
HSV	hsv(237, 100%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(100%, 95%, 0%, 84.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(1.78, 8.92, -22.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(1.78, 24.05, 291.77°)
OKLab	oklab(13.31% -0.0083 -0.0809)
OKLCH	oklch(13.31% 0.081 264.2)
XYZ	xyz(0.4046, 0.1966, 2.0237)
Luminance	0.0020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#000228 #282600

analogous

#001628 #000228 #120028

triadic

#000228 #280002 #022800

tetradic

#000228 #280016 #282600 #002812

square

#000228 #280016 #282600 #002812

split-complementary

#000228 #281200 #162800

monochromatic

#00021F #00021F #000228 #000565 #0008A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

20.20

#000228 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.04

#000228 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #000228

20.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##000228	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##000228	1.00	20.20	1.04	20.20
#FFFFFF	20.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	20.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000929

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000527

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#000C14

Achromatopsia (no color)

#060606

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #000228;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(0, 2, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(13.3% 0.081 264.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#464762',
    500: '#000228',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #000228;
$custom-light: #464762;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#000228",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 0,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237,
    "s": 100,
    "l": 7.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.13307,
    "c": 0.08135,
    "h": 264.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.00197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#000228

secondary

#706B14

accent

#F429FF

background

#F4F4F5

surface

#E6E6EA

border

#C2C2C6

text

#000005

muted

#777779

Preview Lab

Preview with #000228

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

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