#240338#240338

#240338 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.007; OKLCH L 20.6% C 0.097 H 308.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#240338
RGB	rgb(36, 3, 56)
HSL	hsl(277, 90%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(277, 95%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 94.6%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.56, 27.46, -26.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.56, 38.15, 316.03°)
OKLab	oklab(20.64% 0.0603 -0.0758)
OKLCH	oklch(20.64% 0.097 308.5)
XYZ	xyz(1.4738, 0.7257, 3.8031)
Luminance	0.0073 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#240338 #173803

analogous

#090338 #240338 #380332

triadic

#240338 #382403 #033824

tetradic

#240338 #380903 #173803 #033238

square

#240338 #380903 #173803 #033238

split-complementary

#240338 #323803 #033809

monochromatic

#13021D #13021D #240338 #490672 #6F09AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.34

#240338 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.15

#240338 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #240338

18.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##240338	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##240338	1.00	18.34	1.15	18.34
#FFFFFF	18.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001339

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001537

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#21101E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#151515

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #240338;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 3, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.6% 0.097 308.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#62476f',
    500: '#240338',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #240338;
$custom-light: #62476f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#240338",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 3,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.358,
    "s": 89.831,
    "l": 11.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.20644,
    "c": 0.09686,
    "h": 308.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.00726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#240338

secondary

#407B1C

accent

#FF297A

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE6EC

border

#C6C2C7

text

#050007

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #240338

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

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