#240235#240235

#240235 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.007; OKLCH L 20.2% C 0.096 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#240235
RGB	rgb(36, 2, 53)
HSL	hsl(280, 93%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(280, 96%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.1%, 96.2%, 0%, 79.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.10, 27.05, -25.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.10, 36.85, 317.23°)
OKLab	oklab(20.18% 0.0629 -0.0719)
OKLCH	oklch(20.18% 0.096 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.3917, 0.6756, 3.4246)
Luminance	0.0068 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#240235 #133502

analogous

#0A0235 #240235 #35022C

triadic

#240235 #352402 #023524

tetradic

#240235 #350A02 #133502 #022C35

square

#240235 #350A02 #133502 #022C35

split-complementary

#240235 #2C3502 #02350A

monochromatic

#14011D #14011D #240235 #4C0470 #7406AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.50

#240235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.14

#240235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #240235

18.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##240235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##240235	1.00	18.50	1.14	18.50
#FFFFFF	18.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001236

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001434

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#220E1C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#141414

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #240235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 2, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.2% 0.096 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#61476d',
    500: '#240235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #240235;
$custom-light: #61476d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#240235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 92.727,
    "l": 10.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.20184,
    "c": 0.09556,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.00676
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#240235

secondary

#3A791A

accent

#FF2970

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#EAE6EB

border

#C6C2C6

text

#050007

muted

#79777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #240235

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

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