#040526#040526

#040526 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.003; OKLCH L 14.6% C 0.068 H 272.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#040526
RGB	rgb(4, 5, 38)
HSL	hsl(238, 81%, 8%)
HSV	hsv(238, 89%, 15%)
CMYK	cmyk(89.5%, 86.8%, 0%, 85.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(2.48, 7.93, -19.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(2.48, 21.21, 291.94°)
OKLab	oklab(14.59% 0.0026 -0.0681)
OKLCH	oklch(14.59% 0.068 272.2)
XYZ	xyz(0.4541, 0.2742, 1.8624)
Luminance	0.0027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 5.83

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#040526 #262504

analogous

#041626 #040526 #140426

triadic

#040526 #260405 #052604

tetradic

#040526 #260416 #262504 #042614

square

#040526 #260416 #262504 #042614

split-complementary

#040526 #261404 #162604

monochromatic

#03041C #03041C #040526 #0A0C5D #101495

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.91

#040526 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.05

#040526 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #040526

19.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##040526	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##040526	1.00	19.91	1.05	19.91
#FFFFFF	19.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000B27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000825

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#000D14

Achromatopsia (no color)

#090909

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #040526;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 5, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(14.6% 0.068 272.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#484960',
    500: '#040526',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #040526;
$custom-light: #484960;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#040526",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.235,
    "s": 80.952,
    "l": 8.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.14588,
    "c": 0.06814,
    "h": 272.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.00274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#040526

secondary

#69671D

accent

#F130F7

background

#F4F4F5

surface

#E7E6E9

border

#C3C2C5

text

#010005

muted

#777779

Preview Lab

Preview with #040526

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

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