#040226#040226

#040226 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.002; OKLCH L 13.6% C 0.075 H 274.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 20.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#040226
RGB	rgb(4, 2, 38)
HSL	hsl(243, 90%, 8%)
HSV	hsv(243, 95%, 15%)
CMYK	cmyk(89.5%, 94.7%, 0%, 85.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(1.89, 9.13, -20.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(1.89, 22.52, 293.90°)
OKLab	oklab(13.6% 0.0059 -0.0748)
OKLCH	oklch(13.6% 0.075 274.5)
XYZ	xyz(0.4215, 0.2091, 1.8515)
Luminance	0.0021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#040226 #242602

analogous

#021226 #040226 #160226

triadic

#040226 #260402 #022604

tetradic

#040226 #260212 #242602 #022616

square

#040226 #260212 #242602 #022616

split-complementary

#040226 #261602 #122602

monochromatic

#03021D #03021D #040226 #0A0560 #10089A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

20.16

#040226 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.04

#040226 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #040226

20.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##040226	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##040226	1.00	20.16	1.04	20.16
#FFFFFF	20.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	20.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000827

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000525

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#000B13

Achromatopsia (no color)

#070707

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #040226;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 2, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(13.6% 0.075 274.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#484760',
    500: '#040226',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #040226;
$custom-light: #484760;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#040226",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.333,
    "s": 90,
    "l": 7.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.13598,
    "c": 0.07499,
    "h": 274.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.00209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#040226

secondary

#676B18

accent

#FF29F3

background

#F4F4F5

surface

#E7E6E9

border

#C3C2C5

text

#010005

muted

#777779

Preview Lab

Preview with #040226

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

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