#050511#050511

#050511 is a very dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.002; OKLCH L 12.4% C 0.029 H 281.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 20.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#050511
RGB	rgb(5, 5, 17)
HSL	hsl(240, 55%, 4%)
HSV	hsv(240, 71%, 7%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.6%, 70.6%, 0%, 93.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(1.64, 1.87, -5.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(1.64, 5.43, 290.16°)
OKLab	oklab(12.39% 0.0057 -0.0283)
OKLCH	oklch(12.39% 0.029 281.3)
XYZ	xyz(0.2180, 0.1813, 0.5537)
Luminance	0.0018 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#050511 #111105

analogous

#050B11 #050511 #0B0511

triadic

#050511 #110505 #051105

tetradic

#050511 #11050B #111105 #05110B

square

#050511 #11050B #111105 #05110B

split-complementary

#050511 #110B05 #0B1105

monochromatic

#070718 #070718 #070718 #131340 #212170

Accessibility & contrast

On white

20.27

#050511 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.04

#050511 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #050511

20.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##050511	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##050511	1.00	20.27	1.04	20.27
#FFFFFF	20.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	20.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#020611

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#020611

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#030709

Achromatopsia (no color)

#060606

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #050511;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(5, 5, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(12.4% 0.029 281.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#49494f',
    500: '#050511',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #050511;
$custom-light: #49494f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#050511",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 5,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 4.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.12386,
    "c": 0.0289,
    "h": 281.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.00181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#050511

secondary

#4F4F23

accent

#DE4ADE

background

#F4F4F4

surface

#E6E6E7

border

#C2C2C3

text

#000001

muted

#777777

Preview Lab

Preview with #050511

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

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