#240236#240236

#240236 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.007; OKLCH L 20.3% C 0.097 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#240236
RGB	rgb(36, 2, 54)
HSL	hsl(279, 93%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(279, 96%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 96.3%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.19, 27.37, -25.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.19, 37.49, 316.89°)
OKLab	oklab(20.29% 0.0626 -0.0736)
OKLCH	oklch(20.29% 0.097 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(1.4150, 0.6849, 3.5470)
Luminance	0.0069 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#240236 #143602

analogous

#0A0236 #240236 #36022E

triadic

#240236 #362402 #023624

tetradic

#240236 #360A02 #143602 #022E36

square

#240236 #360A02 #143602 #022E36

split-complementary

#240236 #2E3602 #02360A

monochromatic

#14011E #14011E #240236 #4B0471 #7306AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.47

#240236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.14

#240236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #240236

18.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##240236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##240236	1.00	18.47	1.14	18.47
#FFFFFF	18.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001237

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001435

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#210F1C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#141414

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #240236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 2, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.3% 0.097 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#61476d',
    500: '#240236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #240236;
$custom-light: #61476d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#240236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.231,
    "s": 92.857,
    "l": 10.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.20285,
    "c": 0.09658,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.00685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#240236

secondary

#3B7A1A

accent

#FF2973

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#EAE6EB

border

#C6C2C6

text

#050007

muted

#79777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #240236

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

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