#050508#050508

#050508 is a very dark, near-neutral blue. Relative luminance 0.002; OKLCH L 11.7% C 0.009 H 285.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 20.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#050508
RGB	rgb(5, 5, 8)
HSL	hsl(240, 23%, 3%)
HSV	hsv(240, 38%, 3%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.5%, 37.5%, 0%, 96.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(1.43, 0.42, -1.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(1.43, 1.21, 290.26°)
OKLab	oklab(11.7% 0.0023 -0.0086)
OKLCH	oklch(11.7% 0.009 285)
XYZ	xyz(0.1607, 0.1583, 0.2518)
Luminance	0.0016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#050508 #080805

analogous

#050608 #050508 #060508

triadic

#050508 #080505 #050805

tetradic

#050508 #080506 #080805 #050806

square

#050508 #080506 #080805 #050806

split-complementary

#050508 #080605 #060805

monochromatic

#0C0C13 #0C0C13 #0C0C13 #1D1D2E #343453

Accessibility & contrast

On white

20.36

#050508 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.03

#050508 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #050508

20.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##050508	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##050508	1.00	20.36	1.03	20.36
#FFFFFF	20.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	20.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#040508

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#040508

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#040506

Achromatopsia (no color)

#050505

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #050508;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(5, 5, 8);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(11.7% 0.009 285.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#49494a',
    500: '#050508',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #050508;
$custom-light: #49494a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#050508",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 5,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 8
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 23.077,
    "l": 2.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.11703,
    "c": 0.00886,
    "h": 285
  },
  "luminance": 0.00158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#050508

secondary

#3D3D2C

accent

#C068C0

background

#F4F4F4

surface

#E6E6E7

border

#C2C2C3

text

#000001

muted

#777777

Preview Lab

Preview with #050508

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

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