#040216#040216

#040216 is a very dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.001; OKLCH L 11.3% C 0.050 H 283.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 20.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#040216
RGB	rgb(4, 2, 22)
HSL	hsl(246, 83%, 5%)
HSV	hsv(246, 91%, 9%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.8%, 90.9%, 0%, 91.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(1.15, 3.92, -9.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(1.15, 9.88, 293.41°)
OKLab	oklab(11.34% 0.0112 -0.0483)
OKLCH	oklch(11.34% 0.05 283)
XYZ	xyz(0.2166, 0.1271, 0.7720)
Luminance	0.0013 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#040216 #141602

analogous

#020A16 #040216 #0E0216

triadic

#040216 #160402 #021604

tetradic

#040216 #16020A #141602 #02160E

square

#040216 #16020A #141602 #02160E

split-complementary

#040216 #160E02 #0A1602

monochromatic

#05031C #05031C #05031C #0E074E #180C86

Accessibility & contrast

On white

20.48

#040216 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.03

#040216 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #040216

20.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##040216	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##040216	1.00	20.48	1.03	20.48
#FFFFFF	20.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	20.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000517

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000416

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#000509

Achromatopsia (no color)

#040404

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #040216;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 2, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(11.3% 0.050 283.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#484852',
    500: '#040216',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #040216;
$custom-light: #484852;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#040216",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246,
    "s": 83.333,
    "l": 4.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.11338,
    "c": 0.04954,
    "h": 283
  },
  "luminance": 0.00127
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#040216

secondary

#555C18

accent

#FA2EE5

background

#F4F4F4

surface

#E6E6E7

border

#C2C2C3

text

#000002

muted

#777778

Preview Lab

Preview with #040216

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

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