#08002B#08002B

#08002B is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.002; OKLCH L 14.2% C 0.085 H 281.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 20.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#08002B
RGB	rgb(8, 0, 43)
HSL	hsl(251, 100%, 8%)
HSV	hsv(251, 100%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.4%, 100%, 0%, 83.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(2.04, 13.16, -24.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(2.04, 27.53, 298.55°)
OKLab	oklab(14.24% 0.0167 -0.0837)
OKLCH	oklch(14.24% 0.085 281.3)
XYZ	xyz(0.5360, 0.2260, 2.3004)
Luminance	0.0023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#08002B #232B00

analogous

#000D2B #08002B #1D002B

triadic

#08002B #2B0800 #002B08

tetradic

#08002B #2B000D #232B00 #002B1D

square

#08002B #2B000D #232B00 #002B1D

split-complementary

#08002B #2B1D00 #0D2B00

monochromatic

#06001F #06001F #08002B #130068 #1F00A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

20.09

#08002B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.05

#08002B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #08002B

20.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##08002B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##08002B	1.00	20.09	1.05	20.09
#FFFFFF	20.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	20.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00092C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00062A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#000B15

Achromatopsia (no color)

#070707

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #08002b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(8, 0, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(14.2% 0.085 281.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4b4664',
    500: '#08002b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #08002b;
$custom-light: #4b4664;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#08002b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 8,
    "g": 0,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.163,
    "s": 100,
    "l": 8.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.14237,
    "c": 0.08535,
    "h": 281.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.00226
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#08002B

secondary

#617314

accent

#FF29D7

background

#F4F3F6

surface

#E7E5EB

border

#C3C1C6

text

#010005

muted

#77777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #08002B

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

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