#050522#050522

#050522 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.003; OKLCH L 14.2% C 0.061 H 275.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#050522
RGB	rgb(5, 5, 34)
HSL	hsl(240, 74%, 8%)
HSV	hsv(240, 85%, 13%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.3%, 85.3%, 0%, 86.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(2.32, 6.63, -16.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(2.32, 18.06, 291.54°)
OKLab	oklab(14.21% 0.0057 -0.0607)
OKLCH	oklch(14.21% 0.061 275.4)
XYZ	xyz(0.4055, 0.2563, 1.5412)
Luminance	0.0026 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 7.48

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#050522 #222205

analogous

#051322 #050522 #130522

triadic

#050522 #220505 #052205

tetradic

#050522 #220513 #222205 #052213

square

#050522 #220513 #222205 #052213

split-complementary

#050522 #221305 #132205

monochromatic

#04041B #04041B #050522 #0D0D57 #15158D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.98

#050522 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.05

#050522 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #050522

19.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##050522	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##050522	1.00	19.98	1.05	19.98
#FFFFFF	19.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000A23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000721

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#000C12

Achromatopsia (no color)

#080808

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #050522;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(5, 5, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(14.2% 0.061 275.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#48495d',
    500: '#050522',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #050522;
$custom-light: #48495d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#050522",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 5,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 74.359,
    "l": 7.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.14211,
    "c": 0.06093,
    "h": 275.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.00256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#050522

secondary

#63631F

accent

#F137F1

background

#F4F4F5

surface

#E6E6E9

border

#C2C2C5

text

#010004

muted

#777779

Preview Lab

Preview with #050522

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

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