#040232#040232

#040232 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.003; OKLCH L 15.4% C 0.092 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#040232
RGB	rgb(4, 2, 50)
HSL	hsl(243, 92%, 10%)
HSV	hsv(243, 96%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(92%, 96%, 0%, 80.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(2.70, 14.86, -28.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(2.70, 32.08, 297.59°)
OKLab	oklab(15.43% 0.0018 -0.0921)
OKLCH	oklch(15.43% 0.092 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(0.6473, 0.2994, 3.0407)
Luminance	0.0030 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#040232 #303202

analogous

#021832 #040232 #1C0232

triadic

#040232 #320402 #023204

tetradic

#040232 #320218 #303202 #02321C

square

#040232 #320218 #303202 #02321C

split-complementary

#040232 #321C02 #183202

monochromatic

#02011D #02011D #040232 #09046D #0D07A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.81

#040232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.06

#040232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #040232

19.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##040232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##040232	1.00	19.81	1.06	19.81
#FFFFFF	19.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000C33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000731

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00101A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#0A0A0A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #040232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 2, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(15.4% 0.092 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4b476a',
    500: '#040232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #040232;
$custom-light: #4b476a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#040232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.5,
    "s": 92.308,
    "l": 10.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.1543,
    "c": 0.09214,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.003
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#040232

secondary

#727619

accent

#FF29F6

background

#F4F3F6

surface

#E7E5EB

border

#C3C1C6

text

#010006

muted

#77777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #040232

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

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