#081540#081540

#081540 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.010; OKLCH L 21.7% C 0.084 H 266.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#081540
RGB	rgb(8, 21, 64)
HSL	hsl(226, 78%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(226, 88%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(87.5%, 67.2%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.64, 13.18, -28.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.64, 31.84, 294.45°)
OKLab	oklab(21.73% -0.0054 -0.0837)
OKLCH	oklch(21.73% 0.084 266.3)
XYZ	xyz(1.2934, 0.9580, 4.9662)
Luminance	0.0096 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 4.17

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#081540 #403308

analogous

#083140 #081540 #170840

triadic

#081540 #400815 #154008

tetradic

#081540 #400831 #403308 #084017

square

#081540 #400831 #403308 #084017

split-complementary

#081540 #401708 #314008

monochromatic

#03091B #03091B #081540 #0F2776 #1639AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.62

#081540 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.19

#081540 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #081540

17.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##081540	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##081540	1.00	17.62	1.19	17.62
#FFFFFF	17.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001B41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00163F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#191919

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #081540;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(8, 21, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.7% 0.084 266.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#525175',
    500: '#081540',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #081540;
$custom-light: #525175;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#081540",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 8,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.071,
    "s": 77.778,
    "l": 14.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21733,
    "c": 0.08389,
    "h": 266.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.00958
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#081540

secondary

#7E6A25

accent

#C834F4

background

#F4F4F7

surface

#E7E7ED

border

#C3C3C8

text

#030208

muted

#78787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #081540

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

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