#140837#140837

#140837 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.006; OKLCH L 19.1% C 0.085 H 287.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#140837
RGB	rgb(20, 8, 55)
HSL	hsl(255, 75%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(255, 85%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.6%, 85.5%, 0%, 78.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(5.40, 19.62, -27.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(5.40, 33.96, 305.29°)
OKLab	oklab(19.09% 0.025 -0.0814)
OKLCH	oklch(19.09% 0.085 287.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.0647, 0.5982, 3.6730)
Luminance	0.0060 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#140837 #2B3708

analogous

#081437 #140837 #2C0837

triadic

#140837 #371408 #083714

tetradic

#140837 #370814 #2B3708 #08372C

square

#140837 #370814 #2B3708 #08372C

split-complementary

#140837 #372C08 #143708

monochromatic

#0A041B #0A041B #140837 #27106C #3B18A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.76

#140837 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.12

#140837 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #140837

18.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##140837	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##140837	1.00	18.76	1.12	18.76
#FFFFFF	18.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001338

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001136

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#06151E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#121212

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #140837;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(20, 8, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(19.1% 0.085 287.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#56496e',
    500: '#140837',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #140837;
$custom-light: #56496e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#140837",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 20,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.319,
    "s": 74.603,
    "l": 12.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.19088,
    "c": 0.08521,
    "h": 287.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.00598
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#140837

secondary

#617625

accent

#F137C2

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#E9E7EC

border

#C5C3C7

text

#030107

muted

#78777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #140837

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

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