#050236#050236

#050236 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.003; OKLCH L 16.2% C 0.097 H 271.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#050236
RGB	rgb(5, 2, 54)
HSL	hsl(243, 93%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(243, 96%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(90.7%, 96.3%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(3.09, 17.41, -30.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(3.09, 35.36, 299.49°)
OKLab	oklab(16.16% 0.0029 -0.097)
OKLCH	oklch(16.16% 0.097 271.7)
XYZ	xyz(0.7499, 0.3419, 3.5158)
Luminance	0.0034 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#050236 #333602

analogous

#021936 #050236 #1F0236

triadic

#050236 #360502 #023605

tetradic

#050236 #360219 #333602 #02361F

square

#050236 #360219 #333602 #02361F

split-complementary

#050236 #361F02 #193602

monochromatic

#03011E #03011E #050236 #0A0471 #1006AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.66

#050236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.07

#050236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #050236

19.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##050236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##050236	1.00	19.66	1.07	19.66
#FFFFFF	19.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000E37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000935

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00121C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#0B0B0B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #050236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(5, 2, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(16.2% 0.097 271.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4d476e',
    500: '#050236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #050236;
$custom-light: #4d476e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#050236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 5,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.462,
    "s": 92.857,
    "l": 10.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.16157,
    "c": 0.09706,
    "h": 271.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.00342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#050236

secondary

#747A1A

accent

#FF29F3

background

#F4F3F6

surface

#E7E5EC

border

#C3C1C7

text

#020007

muted

#78777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #050236

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

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