#240440#240440
#240440 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 21.6% C 0.104 H 302.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #240440 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 4, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 88%, 13%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 94%, 25%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.8%, 93.8%, 0%, 74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(7.52, 29.30, -30.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(7.52, 42.43, 313.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(21.62% 0.0558 -0.0878) |
| OKLCH | oklch(21.62% 0.104 302.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.6962, 0.8321, 4.9207) |
| Luminance | 0.0083 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Midnight Purple
#280137
ΔE00 2.93
Very Dark Purple
#2A0134
ΔE00 4.16
Dark Violet
#34013F
ΔE00 4.23
Dark Purple
#35063E
ΔE00 4.73
Deep Purple
#36013F
ΔE00 4.75
Dark Indigo
#1F0954
ΔE00 4.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#240440 #204004
analogous
#060440 #240440 #40043E
triadic
#240440 #402404 #044024
tetradic
#240440 #400604 #204004 #043E40
square
#240440 #400604 #204004 #043E40
split-complementary
#240440 #3E4004 #044006
monochromatic
#10021D #10021D #240440 #44087A #650BB3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
18.00
#240440 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.17
#240440 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #240440
18.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##240440 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##240440 | 1.00 | 18.00 | 1.17 | 18.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 18.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 18.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#001642
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00163F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1E1523
Achromatopsia (no color)
#171717
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #240440; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 4, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(21.6% 0.104 302.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#634875',
500: '#240440',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #240440; $custom-light: #634875; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#240440",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 4,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272,
"s": 88.235,
"l": 13.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.21624,
"c": 0.10398,
"h": 302.4
},
"luminance": 0.00832
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#240440
secondary
#4D811F
accent
#FE298D
background
#F6F4F7
surface
#EBE7ED
border
#C6C3C8
text
#050108
muted
#7A777B