#040416#040416

#040416 is a very dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.002; OKLCH L 12.3% C 0.042 H 278.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 20.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#040416
RGB	rgb(4, 4, 22)
HSL	hsl(240, 69%, 5%)
HSV	hsv(240, 82%, 9%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.8%, 81.8%, 0%, 91.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(1.54, 3.12, -8.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(1.54, 9.04, 290.18°)
OKLab	oklab(12.28% 0.006 -0.042)
OKLCH	oklch(12.28% 0.042 278.1)
XYZ	xyz(0.2383, 0.1706, 0.7793)
Luminance	0.0017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#040416 #161604

analogous

#040D16 #040416 #0D0416

triadic

#040416 #160404 #041604

tetradic

#040416 #16040D #161604 #04160D

square

#040416 #16040D #161604 #04160D

split-complementary

#040416 #160D04 #0D1604

monochromatic

#05051A #05051A #05051A #0D0D4A #17177E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

20.31

#040416 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.03

#040416 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #040416

20.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##040416	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##040416	1.00	20.31	1.03	20.31
#FFFFFF	20.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	20.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000617

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000516

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00070B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#060606

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #040416;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 4, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(12.3% 0.042 278.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#484852',
    500: '#040416',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #040416;
$custom-light: #484852;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#040416",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 4,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 5.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.12278,
    "c": 0.04248,
    "h": 278.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.00171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#040416

secondary

#57571E

accent

#EC3CEC

background

#F4F4F4

surface

#E6E6E7

border

#C2C2C3

text

#000002

muted

#777778

Preview Lab

Preview with #040416

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

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