#000520#000520

#000520 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.002; OKLCH L 13.2% C 0.062 H 262.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 20.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#000520
RGB	rgb(0, 5, 32)
HSL	hsl(231, 100%, 6%)
HSV	hsv(231, 100%, 13%)
CMYK	cmyk(100%, 84.4%, 0%, 87.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(1.92, 4.61, -15.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(1.92, 16.51, 286.23°)
OKLab	oklab(13.24% -0.0085 -0.061)
OKLCH	oklch(13.24% 0.062 262.1)
XYZ	xyz(0.3149, 0.2128, 1.3907)
Luminance	0.0021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 8.28

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#000520 #201B00

analogous

#001520 #000520 #0B0020

triadic

#000520 #200005 #052000

tetradic

#000520 #200015 #201B00 #00200B

square

#000520 #200015 #201B00 #00200B

split-complementary

#000520 #200B00 #152000

monochromatic

#00051F #00051F #000520 #000F5D #00189A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

20.14

#000520 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.04

#000520 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #000520

20.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##000520	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##000520	1.00	20.14	1.04	20.14
#FFFFFF	20.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	20.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000921

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00061F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#000C11

Achromatopsia (no color)

#070707

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #000520;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(0, 5, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(13.2% 0.062 262.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#46495b',
    500: '#000520',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #000520;
$custom-light: #46495b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#000520",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 0,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.625,
    "s": 100,
    "l": 6.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.13244,
    "c": 0.0616,
    "h": 262.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.00213
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#000520

secondary

#695C13

accent

#DE29FF

background

#F3F4F5

surface

#E5E6E9

border

#C1C2C5

text

#000004

muted

#767779

Preview Lab

Preview with #000520

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

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