#050C38#050C38

#050C38 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.006; OKLCH L 18.6% C 0.085 H 268.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#050C38
RGB	rgb(5, 12, 56)
HSL	hsl(232, 84%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(232, 91%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(91.1%, 78.6%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(5.24, 14.51, -28.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(5.24, 32.21, 296.77°)
OKLab	oklab(18.62% -0.0028 -0.0853)
OKLCH	oklch(18.62% 0.085 268.1)
XYZ	xyz(0.9076, 0.5806, 3.8049)
Luminance	0.0058 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#050C38 #383105

analogous

#052638 #050C38 #180538

triadic

#050C38 #38050C #0C3805

tetradic

#050C38 #380526 #383105 #053818

square

#050C38 #380526 #383105 #053818

split-complementary

#050C38 #381805 #263805

monochromatic

#03061C #03061C #050C38 #0A1870 #0F24A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.81

#050C38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.12

#050C38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #050C38

18.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##050C38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##050C38	1.00	18.81	1.12	18.81
#FFFFFF	18.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001439

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000F37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#001820

Achromatopsia (no color)

#111111

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #050c38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(5, 12, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(18.6% 0.085 268.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4e4b6f',
    500: '#050c38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #050c38;
$custom-light: #4e4b6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#050c38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 5,
    "g": 12,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.765,
    "s": 83.607,
    "l": 11.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.1862,
    "c": 0.08531,
    "h": 268.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.00581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#050C38

secondary

#796D20

accent

#DE2EFA

background

#F4F4F6

surface

#E7E7EC

border

#C3C3C7

text

#020107

muted

#78777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #050C38

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

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