#081240#081240

#081240 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 21.0% C 0.088 H 268.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#081240
RGB	rgb(8, 18, 64)
HSL	hsl(229, 78%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(229, 88%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(87.5%, 71.9%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.72, 15.53, -30.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.72, 34.21, 296.99°)
OKLab	oklab(21.05% -0.0031 -0.0882)
OKLCH	oklch(21.05% 0.088 268)
XYZ	xyz(1.2415, 0.8543, 4.9489)
Luminance	0.0085 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#081240 #403608

analogous

#082E40 #081240 #1A0840

triadic

#081240 #400812 #124008

tetradic

#081240 #40082E #403608 #08401A

square

#081240 #40082E #403608 #08401A

split-complementary

#081240 #401A08 #2E4008

monochromatic

#03081B #03081B #081240 #0F2176 #1631AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.94

#081240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.17

#081240 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #081240

17.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##081240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##081240	1.00	17.94	1.17	17.94
#FFFFFF	17.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001A41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00143F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#001E26

Achromatopsia (no color)

#171717

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #081240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(8, 18, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.0% 0.088 268.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#524f75',
    500: '#081240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #081240;
$custom-light: #524f75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#081240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 8,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.286,
    "s": 77.778,
    "l": 14.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21047,
    "c": 0.08824,
    "h": 268
  },
  "luminance": 0.00854
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#081240

secondary

#7E6F25

accent

#D234F4

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E8E7ED

border

#C4C3C8

text

#030208

muted

#78787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #081240

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

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