#040408#040408

#040408 is a very dark, near-neutral blue. Relative luminance 0.001; OKLCH L 11.0% C 0.013 H 284.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 20.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#040408
RGB	rgb(4, 4, 8)
HSL	hsl(240, 33%, 2%)
HSV	hsv(240, 50%, 3%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 50%, 0%, 96.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(1.18, 0.56, -1.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(1.18, 1.61, 290.13°)
OKLab	oklab(10.99% 0.0031 -0.0123)
OKLCH	oklch(10.99% 0.013 284.1)
XYZ	xyz(0.1373, 0.1302, 0.2476)
Luminance	0.0013 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#040408 #080804

analogous

#040608 #040408 #060408

triadic

#040408 #080404 #040804

tetradic

#040408 #080406 #080804 #040806

square

#040408 #080406 #080804 #040806

split-complementary

#040408 #080604 #060804

monochromatic

#0A0A14 #0A0A14 #0A0A14 #181831 #2D2D5A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

20.47

#040408 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.03

#040408 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #040408

20.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##040408	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##040408	1.00	20.47	1.03	20.47
#FFFFFF	20.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	20.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#030408

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#030408

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#030505

Achromatopsia (no color)

#040404

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #040408;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 4, 8);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(11.0% 0.013 284.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#48484a',
    500: '#040408',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #040408;
$custom-light: #48484a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#040408",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 4,
    "b": 8
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 2.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.10991,
    "c": 0.0127,
    "h": 284.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#040408

secondary

#404028

accent

#C95EC9

background

#F4F4F4

surface

#E6E6E7

border

#C2C2C3

text

#000001

muted

#777777

Preview Lab

Preview with #040408

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

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