#081238#081238

#081238 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 20.2% C 0.075 H 267.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#081238
RGB	rgb(8, 18, 56)
HSL	hsl(228, 75%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(228, 86%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.7%, 67.9%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.95, 11.71, -25.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.95, 28.50, 294.26°)
OKLab	oklab(20.19% -0.0031 -0.0752)
OKLCH	oklch(20.19% 0.075 267.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.0300, 0.7697, 3.8349)
Luminance	0.0077 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 3.81

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#081238 #382E08

analogous

#082A38 #081238 #160838

triadic

#081238 #380812 #123808

tetradic

#081238 #38082A #382E08 #083816

square

#081238 #38082A #382E08 #083816

split-complementary

#081238 #381608 #2A3808

monochromatic

#04091B #04091B #081238 #10236E #1734A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.20

#081238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.15

#081238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #081238

18.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##081238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##081238	1.00	18.20	1.15	18.20
#FFFFFF	18.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001839

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001337

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#001B22

Achromatopsia (no color)

#151515

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #081238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(8, 18, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.2% 0.075 267.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#504f6f',
    500: '#081238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #081238;
$custom-light: #504f6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#081238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 8,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.5,
    "s": 75,
    "l": 12.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.20194,
    "c": 0.07529,
    "h": 267.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0077
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#081238

secondary

#776625

accent

#CB36F2

background

#F4F4F6

surface

#E7E7EC

border

#C3C3C7

text

#020107

muted

#78777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #081238

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

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