#140738#140738

#140738 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.006; OKLCH L 19.0% C 0.088 H 287.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#140738
RGB	rgb(20, 7, 56)
HSL	hsl(256, 78%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(256, 88%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 87.5%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(5.29, 20.56, -28.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(5.29, 35.24, 305.68°)
OKLab	oklab(19.02% 0.0259 -0.0843)
OKLCH	oklch(19.02% 0.088 287.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.0781, 0.5861, 3.7969)
Luminance	0.0059 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#140738 #2B3807

analogous

#071338 #140738 #2C0738

triadic

#140738 #381407 #073814

tetradic

#140738 #380713 #2B3807 #07382C

square

#140738 #380713 #2B3807 #07382C

split-complementary

#140738 #382C07 #133807

monochromatic

#0A031B #0A031B #140738 #270E6E #3B15A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.80

#140738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.12

#140738 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #140738

18.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##140738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##140738	1.00	18.80	1.12	18.80
#FFFFFF	18.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001339

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001037

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#05151F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#121212

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #140738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(20, 7, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(19.0% 0.088 287.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#56496f',
    500: '#140738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #140738;
$custom-light: #56496f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#140738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 20,
    "g": 7,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.918,
    "s": 77.778,
    "l": 12.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.19023,
    "c": 0.08814,
    "h": 287.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.00586
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#140738

secondary

#617823

accent

#F434C1

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#E9E6EC

border

#C5C2C7

text

#030007

muted

#78777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #140738

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

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