#08042C#08042C

#08042C is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.003; OKLCH L 15.6% C 0.078 H 278.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#08042C
RGB	rgb(8, 4, 44)
HSL	hsl(246, 83%, 9%)
HSV	hsv(246, 91%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.8%, 90.9%, 0%, 82.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(2.89, 12.03, -23.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(2.89, 26.49, 297.00°)
OKLab	oklab(15.56% 0.0112 -0.0771)
OKLCH	oklch(15.56% 0.078 278.2)
XYZ	xyz(0.5980, 0.3203, 2.4127)
Luminance	0.0032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#08042C #282C04

analogous

#04142C #08042C #1C042C

triadic

#08042C #2C0804 #042C08

tetradic

#08042C #2C0414 #282C04 #042C1C

square

#08042C #2C0414 #282C04 #042C1C

split-complementary

#08042C #2C1C04 #142C04

monochromatic

#05031C #05031C #08042C #120964 #1C0E9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.74

#08042C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.06

#08042C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #08042C

19.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##08042C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##08042C	1.00	19.74	1.06	19.74
#FFFFFF	19.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000C2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00092B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#000F17

Achromatopsia (no color)

#0B0B0B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #08042c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(8, 4, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(15.6% 0.078 278.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4b4865',
    500: '#08042c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #08042c;
$custom-light: #4b4865;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#08042c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 8,
    "g": 4,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246,
    "s": 83.333,
    "l": 9.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.1556,
    "c": 0.07791,
    "h": 278.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0032
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#08042C

secondary

#676F1D

accent

#FA2EE5

background

#F4F4F6

surface

#E7E6EB

border

#C3C2C6

text

#010005

muted

#77777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #08042C

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

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