#08042A#08042A

#08042A is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.003; OKLCH L 15.3% C 0.075 H 279.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#08042A
RGB	rgb(8, 4, 42)
HSL	hsl(246, 83%, 9%)
HSV	hsv(246, 90%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(81%, 90.5%, 0%, 83.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(2.76, 11.09, -22.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(2.76, 24.90, 296.46°)
OKLab	oklab(15.3% 0.0118 -0.0739)
OKLCH	oklch(15.3% 0.075 279.1)
XYZ	xyz(0.5613, 0.3056, 2.2194)
Luminance	0.0031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#08042A #262A04

analogous

#04132A #08042A #1B042A

triadic

#08042A #2A0804 #042A08

tetradic

#08042A #2A0413 #262A04 #042A1B

square

#08042A #2A0413 #262A04 #042A1B

split-complementary

#08042A #2A1B04 #132A04

monochromatic

#05031C #05031C #08042A #130962 #1D0F9A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.79

#08042A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.06

#08042A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #08042A

19.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##08042A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##08042A	1.00	19.79	1.06	19.79
#FFFFFF	19.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000C2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000929

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#000E16

Achromatopsia (no color)

#0A0A0A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #08042a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(8, 4, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(15.3% 0.075 279.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4b4864',
    500: '#08042a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #08042a;
$custom-light: #4b4864;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#08042a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 8,
    "g": 4,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.316,
    "s": 82.609,
    "l": 9.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.15295,
    "c": 0.07489,
    "h": 279.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.00306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#08042A

secondary

#646D1D

accent

#F92FE4

background

#F4F4F5

surface

#E7E6EA

border

#C3C2C6

text

#010005

muted

#777779

Preview Lab

Preview with #08042A

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

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