#140540#140540

#140540 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.006; OKLCH L 19.7% C 0.102 H 284.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#140540
RGB	rgb(20, 5, 64)
HSL	hsl(255, 86%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(255, 92%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.8%, 92.2%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(5.67, 25.19, -33.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(5.67, 42.16, 306.70°)
OKLab	oklab(19.65% 0.0249 -0.0988)
OKLCH	oklch(19.65% 0.102 284.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.2679, 0.6273, 4.9038)
Luminance	0.0063 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#140540 #314005

analogous

#051340 #140540 #310540

triadic

#140540 #401405 #054014

tetradic

#140540 #400513 #314005 #054031

square

#140540 #400513 #314005 #054031

split-complementary

#140540 #403105 #134005

monochromatic

#09021C #09021C #140540 #260979 #370EB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.66

#140540 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.13

#140540 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #140540

18.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##140540	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##140540	1.00	18.66	1.13	18.66
#FFFFFF	18.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001442

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00113F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#001723

Achromatopsia (no color)

#121212

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #140540;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(20, 5, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(19.7% 0.102 284.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#594876',
    500: '#140540',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #140540;
$custom-light: #594876;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#140540",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 20,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.254,
    "s": 85.507,
    "l": 13.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.1965,
    "c": 0.10188,
    "h": 284.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.00627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#140540

secondary

#688120

accent

#FC2CC7

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E6ED

border

#C5C2C8

text

#040008

muted

#79777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #140540

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

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