#050231#050231

#050231 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.003; OKLCH L 15.4% C 0.090 H 272.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#050231
RGB	rgb(5, 2, 49)
HSL	hsl(244, 92%, 10%)
HSV	hsv(244, 96%, 19%)
CMYK	cmyk(89.8%, 95.9%, 0%, 80.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(2.69, 14.58, -27.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(2.69, 31.31, 297.75°)
OKLab	oklab(15.39% 0.0046 -0.0901)
OKLCH	oklch(15.39% 0.09 272.9)
XYZ	xyz(0.6385, 0.2974, 2.9289)
Luminance	0.0030 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#050231 #2E3102

analogous

#021631 #050231 #1D0231

triadic

#050231 #310502 #023105

tetradic

#050231 #310216 #2E3102 #02311D

square

#050231 #310216 #2E3102 #02311D

split-complementary

#050231 #311D02 #163102

monochromatic

#03011D #03011D #050231 #0B046C #1107A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.82

#050231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.06

#050231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #050231

19.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##050231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##050231	1.00	19.82	1.06	19.82
#FFFFFF	19.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000C32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000830

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#001019

Achromatopsia (no color)

#0A0A0A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #050231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(5, 2, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(15.4% 0.090 272.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4b4769',
    500: '#050231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #050231;
$custom-light: #4b4769;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#050231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 5,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.83,
    "s": 92.157,
    "l": 10
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.15391,
    "c": 0.09022,
    "h": 272.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.00297
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#050231

secondary

#707519

accent

#FF29F1

background

#F4F3F6

surface

#E7E5EB

border

#C3C1C6

text

#010006

muted

#77777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #050231

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

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