#240438#240438

#240438 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.007; OKLCH L 20.8% C 0.095 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#240438
RGB	rgb(36, 4, 56)
HSL	hsl(277, 87%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(277, 93%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 92.9%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.75, 26.92, -26.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.75, 37.54, 315.81°)
OKLab	oklab(20.8% 0.0588 -0.0748)
OKLCH	oklch(20.8% 0.095 308.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.4846, 0.7474, 3.8067)
Luminance	0.0075 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#240438 #183804

analogous

#0A0438 #240438 #380432

triadic

#240438 #382404 #043824

tetradic

#240438 #380A04 #183804 #043238

square

#240438 #380A04 #183804 #043238

split-complementary

#240438 #323804 #04380A

monochromatic

#12021D #12021D #240438 #490871 #6D0CAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.27

#240438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.15

#240438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #240438

18.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##240438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##240438	1.00	18.27	1.15	18.27
#FFFFFF	18.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001439

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001537

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#21111E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#151515

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #240438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 4, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.8% 0.095 308.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#62486f',
    500: '#240438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #240438;
$custom-light: #62486f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#240438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 4,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.923,
    "s": 86.667,
    "l": 11.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.20798,
    "c": 0.09513,
    "h": 308.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.00747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#240438

secondary

#417A1E

accent

#FD2B7C

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#EAE6EC

border

#C6C2C7

text

#050007

muted

#79777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #240438

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

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