#050529#050529

#050529 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.003; OKLCH L 15.1% C 0.072 H 273.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#050529
RGB	rgb(5, 5, 41)
HSL	hsl(240, 78%, 9%)
HSV	hsv(240, 88%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(87.8%, 87.8%, 0%, 83.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(2.72, 9.47, -21.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(2.72, 23.59, 293.66°)
OKLab	oklab(15.1% 0.0044 -0.0723)
OKLCH	oklch(15.1% 0.072 273.5)
XYZ	xyz(0.5170, 0.3008, 2.1282)
Luminance	0.0030 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#050529 #292905

analogous

#051729 #050529 #170529

triadic

#050529 #290505 #052905

tetradic

#050529 #290517 #292905 #052917

square

#050529 #290517 #292905 #052917

split-complementary

#050529 #291705 #172905

monochromatic

#03031B #03031B #050529 #0C0C60 #121296

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.81

#050529 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.06

#050529 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #050529

19.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##050529	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##050529	1.00	19.81	1.06	19.81
#FFFFFF	19.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000C2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000828

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#000E16

Achromatopsia (no color)

#0A0A0A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #050529;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(5, 5, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(15.1% 0.072 273.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#494963',
    500: '#050529',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #050529;
$custom-light: #494963;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#050529",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 5,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 78.261,
    "l": 9.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.15102,
    "c": 0.07245,
    "h": 273.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.00301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#050529

secondary

#6B6B1F

accent

#F533F5

background

#F4F4F5

surface

#E7E6EA

border

#C3C2C6

text

#010005

muted

#777779

Preview Lab

Preview with #050529

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

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