#050525#050525

#050525 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.003; OKLCH L 14.6% C 0.066 H 274.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#050525
RGB	rgb(5, 5, 37)
HSL	hsl(240, 76%, 8%)
HSV	hsv(240, 86%, 15%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.5%, 86.5%, 0%, 85.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(2.48, 7.78, -18.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(2.48, 20.43, 292.39°)
OKLab	oklab(14.59% 0.0052 -0.0658)
OKLCH	oklch(14.59% 0.066 274.5)
XYZ	xyz(0.4507, 0.2743, 1.7791)
Luminance	0.0027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 6.24

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#050525 #252505

analogous

#051525 #050525 #150525

triadic

#050525 #250505 #052505

tetradic

#050525 #250515 #252505 #052515

square

#050525 #250515 #252505 #052515

split-complementary

#050525 #251505 #152505

monochromatic

#04041B #04041B #050525 #0C0C5B #141491

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.91

#050525 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.05

#050525 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #050525

19.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##050525	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##050525	1.00	19.91	1.05	19.91
#FFFFFF	19.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000B26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000824

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#000D13

Achromatopsia (no color)

#090909

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #050525;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(5, 5, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(14.6% 0.066 274.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#49495f',
    500: '#050525',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #050525;
$custom-light: #49495f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#050525",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 5,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 76.19,
    "l": 8.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.14585,
    "c": 0.06597,
    "h": 274.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.00274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#050525

secondary

#67671F

accent

#F335F3

background

#F4F4F5

surface

#E7E6E9

border

#C3C2C5

text

#010004

muted

#777779

Preview Lab

Preview with #050525

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

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