#050523#050523

#050523 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.003; OKLCH L 14.3% C 0.063 H 275.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#050523
RGB	rgb(5, 5, 35)
HSL	hsl(240, 75%, 8%)
HSV	hsv(240, 86%, 14%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.7%, 85.7%, 0%, 86.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(2.37, 7.00, -17.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(2.37, 18.85, 291.81°)
OKLab	oklab(14.33% 0.0056 -0.0624)
OKLCH	oklch(14.33% 0.063 275.1)
XYZ	xyz(0.4201, 0.2621, 1.6182)
Luminance	0.0026 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 7.05

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#050523 #232305

analogous

#051423 #050523 #140523

triadic

#050523 #230505 #052305

tetradic

#050523 #230514 #232305 #052314

square

#050523 #230514 #232305 #052314

split-complementary

#050523 #231405 #142305

monochromatic

#04041B #04041B #050523 #0D0D59 #14148E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.95

#050523 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.05

#050523 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #050523

19.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##050523	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##050523	1.00	19.95	1.05	19.95
#FFFFFF	19.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000A24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000722

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#000C12

Achromatopsia (no color)

#090909

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #050523;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(5, 5, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(14.3% 0.063 275.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#48495e',
    500: '#050523',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #050523;
$custom-light: #48495e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#050523",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 5,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 75,
    "l": 7.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.14334,
    "c": 0.06263,
    "h": 275.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.00262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#050523

secondary

#64641F

accent

#F236F2

background

#F4F4F5

surface

#E7E6E9

border

#C3C2C5

text

#010004

muted

#777779

Preview Lab

Preview with #050523

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

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