#240436#240436

#240436 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.007; OKLCH L 20.6% C 0.093 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#240436
RGB	rgb(36, 4, 54)
HSL	hsl(278, 86%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(278, 93%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 92.6%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.58, 26.30, -24.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.58, 36.28, 316.47°)
OKLab	oklab(20.6% 0.0594 -0.0714)
OKLCH	oklch(20.6% 0.093 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(1.4367, 0.7283, 3.5542)
Luminance	0.0073 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#240436 #163604

analogous

#0B0436 #240436 #36042F

triadic

#240436 #362404 #043624

tetradic

#240436 #360B04 #163604 #042F36

square

#240436 #360B04 #163604 #042F36

split-complementary

#240436 #2F3604 #04360B

monochromatic

#13021C #13021C #240436 #4A086F #700CA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.33

#240436 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.15

#240436 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #240436

18.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##240436	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##240436	1.00	18.33	1.15	18.33
#FFFFFF	18.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001337

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001535

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#21101D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#151515

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #240436;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 4, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.6% 0.093 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#61486d',
    500: '#240436',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #240436;
$custom-light: #61486d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#240436",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 4,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.4,
    "s": 86.207,
    "l": 11.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.20601,
    "c": 0.09293,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.00728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#240436

secondary

#3E781E

accent

#FC2B77

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#EAE6EB

border

#C6C2C6

text

#050007

muted

#79777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #240436

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

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