#052538#052538

#052538 is a dark, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.2% C 0.051 H 239.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#052538
RGB	rgb(5, 37, 56)
HSL	hsl(202, 84%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(202, 91%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(91.1%, 33.9%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.48, -3.40, -15.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.48, 15.93, 257.69°)
OKLab	oklab(25.24% -0.026 -0.0441)
OKLCH	oklch(25.24% 0.051 239.5)
XYZ	xyz(1.4377, 1.6407, 3.9815)
Luminance	0.0164 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#052538 #381805

analogous

#053832 #052538 #050C38

triadic

#052538 #380525 #253805

tetradic

#052538 #320538 #381805 #0C3805

square

#052538 #320538 #381805 #0C3805

split-complementary

#052538 #38050C #383205

monochromatic

#03131C #03131C #052538 #0A4A70 #0F6FA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.81

#052538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.33

#052538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #052538

15.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##052538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##052538	1.00	15.81	1.33	15.81
#FFFFFF	15.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C2539

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#152038

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002A2C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #052538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(5, 37, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.2% 0.051 239.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4e5f6e',
    500: '#052538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #052538;
$custom-light: #4e5f6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#052538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 5,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.353,
    "s": 83.607,
    "l": 11.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25239,
    "c": 0.05114,
    "h": 239.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#052538

secondary

#794120

accent

#7A2EFA

background

#F4F5F6

surface

#E7E9EC

border

#C3C5C7

text

#020407

muted

#78797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #052538

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

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