#040426#040426

#040426 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.003; OKLCH L 14.3% C 0.070 H 273.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#040426
RGB	rgb(4, 4, 38)
HSL	hsl(240, 81%, 8%)
HSV	hsv(240, 89%, 15%)
CMYK	cmyk(89.5%, 89.5%, 0%, 85.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(2.28, 8.32, -19.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(2.28, 21.64, 292.62°)
OKLab	oklab(14.27% 0.0037 -0.0702)
OKLCH	oklch(14.27% 0.07 273)
XYZ	xyz(0.4432, 0.2525, 1.8587)
Luminance	0.0025 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 5.63

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#040426 #262604

analogous

#041526 #040426 #150426

triadic

#040426 #260404 #042604

tetradic

#040426 #260415 #262604 #042615

square

#040426 #260415 #262604 #042615

split-complementary

#040426 #261504 #152604

monochromatic

#03031C #03031C #040426 #0A0A5D #101095

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.99

#040426 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.05

#040426 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #040426

19.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##040426	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##040426	1.00	19.99	1.05	19.99
#FFFFFF	19.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000A27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000725

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#000D13

Achromatopsia (no color)

#080808

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #040426;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 4, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(14.3% 0.070 273.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#484860',
    500: '#040426',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #040426;
$custom-light: #484860;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#040426",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 4,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 80.952,
    "l": 8.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.14273,
    "c": 0.0703,
    "h": 273
  },
  "luminance": 0.00253
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#040426

secondary

#69691D

accent

#F730F7

background

#F4F4F5

surface

#E7E6E9

border

#C3C2C5

text

#010005

muted

#777779

Preview Lab

Preview with #040426

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

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