Dark Blue

Best set with white text. The pairing reaches 15.30:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#00008BsRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(0, 0, 139)screen channels

HSLhsl(240, 100%, 27%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 45%)approximate process color

Tailwindviolet-900nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textAAA15.30:1

Black textfails AA1.37:1

Recommendation

Use white text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#170B31

#18095C

#00008B

#7153B1

#B7A4D6

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#00458B

#00008B

#45008B

Triadic

#00008B

#8B0000

#008B00

Complement

#00008B

#8B8B00

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-dark-blue: #00008B;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-dark-blue);
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

Hue306°

Lightness15 L*

Chroma85.2

Luminance0.019