#040412#040412

#040412 is a very dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.002; OKLCH L 11.9% C 0.035 H 279.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 20.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#040412
RGB	rgb(4, 4, 18)
HSL	hsl(240, 64%, 4%)
HSV	hsv(240, 78%, 7%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 77.8%, 0%, 92.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(1.41, 2.21, -6.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(1.41, 6.42, 290.17°)
OKLab	oklab(11.86% 0.0059 -0.0341)
OKLCH	oklch(11.86% 0.035 279.7)
XYZ	xyz(0.2026, 0.1563, 0.5916)
Luminance	0.0016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#040412 #121204

analogous

#040B12 #040412 #0B0412

triadic

#040412 #120404 #041204

tetradic

#040412 #12040B #121204 #04120B

square

#040412 #12040B #121204 #04120B

split-complementary

#040412 #120B04 #0B1204

monochromatic

#060619 #060619 #060619 #0F0F44 #1A1A76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

20.36

#040412 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.03

#040412 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #040412

20.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##040412	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##040412	1.00	20.36	1.03	20.36
#FFFFFF	20.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	20.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#010613

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000512

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#010609

Achromatopsia (no color)

#050505

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #040412;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 4, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(11.9% 0.035 279.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#48484f',
    500: '#040412',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #040412;
$custom-light: #48484f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#040412",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 4,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 4.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.11856,
    "c": 0.03462,
    "h": 279.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.00156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#040412

secondary

#525220

accent

#E741E7

background

#F4F4F4

surface

#E6E6E7

border

#C2C2C3

text

#000002

muted

#777778

Preview Lab

Preview with #040412

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

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