#140440#140440

#140440 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.006; OKLCH L 19.5% C 0.103 H 284.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#140440
RGB	rgb(20, 4, 64)
HSL	hsl(256, 88%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(256, 94%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.8%, 93.8%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(5.47, 25.70, -34.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(5.47, 42.72, 306.98°)
OKLab	oklab(19.48% 0.0258 -0.1)
OKLCH	oklch(19.48% 0.103 284.5)
XYZ	xyz(1.2570, 0.6056, 4.9002)
Luminance	0.0061 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#140440 #304004

analogous

#041240 #140440 #320440

triadic

#140440 #401404 #044014

tetradic

#140440 #400412 #304004 #044032

square

#140440 #400412 #304004 #044032

split-complementary

#140440 #403204 #124004

monochromatic

#09021D #09021D #140440 #26087A #380BB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.73

#140440 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.12

#140440 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #140440

18.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##140440	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##140440	1.00	18.73	1.12	18.73
#FFFFFF	18.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001442

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00103F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#001623

Achromatopsia (no color)

#121212

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #140440;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(20, 4, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(19.5% 0.103 284.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#594776',
    500: '#140440',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #140440;
$custom-light: #594776;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#140440",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 20,
    "g": 4,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256,
    "s": 88.235,
    "l": 13.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.19479,
    "c": 0.10325,
    "h": 284.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.00606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#140440

secondary

#67811F

accent

#FE29C6

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E6ED

border

#C5C2C8

text

#040008

muted

#79777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #140440

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

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