#140740#140740

#140740 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.007; OKLCH L 20.0% C 0.099 H 283.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#140740
RGB	rgb(20, 7, 64)
HSL	hsl(254, 80%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(254, 89%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.8%, 89.1%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.06, 24.17, -33.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.06, 41.03, 306.09°)
OKLab	oklab(19.98% 0.0231 -0.0965)
OKLCH	oklch(19.98% 0.099 283.4)
XYZ	xyz(1.2896, 0.6708, 4.9110)
Luminance	0.0067 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#140740 #334007

analogous

#071740 #140740 #310740

triadic

#140740 #401407 #074014

tetradic

#140740 #400717 #334007 #074031

square

#140740 #400717 #334007 #074031

split-complementary

#140740 #403107 #174007

monochromatic

#09031C #09031C #140740 #250D77 #3613AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.52

#140740 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.13

#140740 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #140740

18.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##140740	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##140740	1.00	18.52	1.13	18.52
#FFFFFF	18.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001542

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00113F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#001823

Achromatopsia (no color)

#131313

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #140740;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(20, 7, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.0% 0.099 283.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#594975',
    500: '#140740',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #140740;
$custom-light: #594975;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#140740",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 20,
    "g": 7,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.684,
    "s": 80.282,
    "l": 13.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.19983,
    "c": 0.09923,
    "h": 283.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.00671
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#140740

secondary

#6A7F24

accent

#F731CA

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E6ED

border

#C5C2C8

text

#040108

muted

#79777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #140740

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

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