#042235#042235

#042235 is a very dark, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 24.1% C 0.050 H 240.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#042235
RGB	rgb(4, 34, 53)
HSL	hsl(203, 86%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(203, 92%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(92.5%, 35.8%, 0%, 79.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.13, -2.80, -15.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.13, 15.79, 259.79°)
OKLab	oklab(24.1% -0.0246 -0.0441)
OKLCH	oklch(24.1% 0.05 240.9)
XYZ	xyz(1.2644, 1.4268, 3.5762)
Luminance	0.0143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#042235 #351704

analogous

#04352F #042235 #040935

triadic

#042235 #350422 #223504

tetradic

#042235 #2F0435 #351704 #093504

square

#042235 #2F0435 #351704 #093504

split-complementary

#042235 #350409 #352F04

monochromatic

#02121C #02121C #042235 #08476E #0D6BA7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.34

#042235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.29

#042235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #042235

16.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##042235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##042235	1.00	16.34	1.29	16.34
#FFFFFF	16.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#192236

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#121E35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002729

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #042235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 34, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.1% 0.050 240.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4d5c6c',
    500: '#042235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #042235;
$custom-light: #4d5c6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#042235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.265,
    "s": 85.965,
    "l": 11.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24105,
    "c": 0.05046,
    "h": 240.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01427
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#042235

secondary

#77401E

accent

#7C2CFC

background

#F4F5F6

surface

#E7E9EB

border

#C3C5C6

text

#020407

muted

#78797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #042235

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

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