#08042B#08042B

#08042B is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.003; OKLCH L 15.4% C 0.076 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#08042B
RGB	rgb(8, 4, 43)
HSL	hsl(246, 83%, 9%)
HSV	hsv(246, 91%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.4%, 90.7%, 0%, 83.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(2.83, 11.56, -22.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(2.83, 25.70, 296.74°)
OKLab	oklab(15.43% 0.0115 -0.0755)
OKLCH	oklch(15.43% 0.076 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(0.5795, 0.3128, 2.3149)
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

#08042B #272B04

analogous

#04142B #08042B #1C042B

triadic

#08042B #2B0804 #042B08

tetradic

#08042B #2B0414 #272B04 #042B1C

square

#08042B #2B0414 #272B04 #042B1C

split-complementary

#08042B #2B1C04 #142B04

monochromatic

#05031C #05031C #08042B #120963 #1D0E9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.76

#08042B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.06

#08042B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #08042B

19.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##08042B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##08042B	1.00	19.76	1.06	19.76
#FFFFFF	19.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000C2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00092A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#000E16

Achromatopsia (no color)

#0A0A0A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #08042b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(8, 4, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(15.4% 0.076 278.6);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#08042b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 8,
    "g": 4,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.154,
    "s": 82.979,
    "l": 9.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.15427,
    "c": 0.07641,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.00313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#08042B

secondary

#656E1D

accent

#F92EE5

background

#F4F4F6

surface

#E7E6EB

border

#C3C2C6

text

#010005

muted

#77777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #08042B

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

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