#050526#050526

#050526 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.003; OKLCH L 14.7% C 0.068 H 274.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#050526
RGB	rgb(5, 5, 38)
HSL	hsl(240, 77%, 8%)
HSV	hsv(240, 87%, 15%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.8%, 86.8%, 0%, 85.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(2.54, 8.18, -19.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(2.54, 21.22, 292.69°)
OKLab	oklab(14.71% 0.005 -0.0674)
OKLCH	oklch(14.71% 0.068 274.3)
XYZ	xyz(0.4666, 0.2807, 1.8629)
Luminance	0.0028 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 5.84

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#050526 #262605

analogous

#051526 #050526 #150526

triadic

#050526 #260505 #052605

tetradic

#050526 #260515 #262605 #052615

square

#050526 #260515 #262605 #052615

split-complementary

#050526 #261505 #152605

monochromatic

#04041B #04041B #050526 #0C0C5C #131392

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.88

#050526 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.06

#050526 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #050526

19.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##050526	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##050526	1.00	19.88	1.06	19.88
#FFFFFF	19.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000B27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000825

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#000D14

Achromatopsia (no color)

#090909

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #050526;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(5, 5, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(14.7% 0.068 274.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#494960',
    500: '#050526',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #050526;
$custom-light: #494960;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#050526",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 5,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 76.744,
    "l": 8.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.14713,
    "c": 0.06761,
    "h": 274.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.00281
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#050526

secondary

#68681F

accent

#F335F3

background

#F4F4F5

surface

#E7E6E9

border

#C3C2C5

text

#010005

muted

#777779

Preview Lab

Preview with #050526

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

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