#050542#050542

#050542 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.005; OKLCH L 18.6% C 0.109 H 269.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#050542
RGB	rgb(5, 5, 66)
HSL	hsl(240, 86%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(240, 92%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(92.4%, 92.4%, 0%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(4.82, 23.34, -36.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(4.82, 43.45, 302.49°)
OKLab	oklab(18.6% -0.0016 -0.1088)
OKLCH	oklch(18.6% 0.109 269.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.0999, 0.5340, 5.1983)
Luminance	0.0053 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#050542 #424205

analogous

#052442 #050542 #240542

triadic

#050542 #420505 #054205

tetradic

#050542 #420524 #424205 #054224

square

#050542 #420524 #424205 #054224

split-complementary

#050542 #422405 #244205

monochromatic

#02021C #02021C #050542 #09097B #0E0EB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.97

#050542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.11

#050542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #050542

18.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##050542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##050542	1.00	18.97	1.11	18.97
#FFFFFF	18.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001444

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000D41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#001824

Achromatopsia (no color)

#101010

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #050542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(5, 5, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(18.6% 0.109 269.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#534777',
    500: '#050542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #050542;
$custom-light: #534777;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#050542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 5,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 85.915,
    "l": 13.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.18602,
    "c": 0.10885,
    "h": 269.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.00534
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#050542

secondary

#828220

accent

#FC2CFC

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E6ED

border

#C5C2C8

text

#030009

muted

#78777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #050542

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

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