#240535#240535

#240535 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.007; OKLCH L 20.7% C 0.090 H 310.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#240535
RGB	rgb(36, 5, 53)
HSL	hsl(279, 83%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(279, 91%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.1%, 90.6%, 0%, 79.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.69, 25.47, -24.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.69, 35.04, 316.61°)
OKLab	oklab(20.66% 0.0582 -0.0687)
OKLCH	oklch(20.66% 0.09 310.3)
XYZ	xyz(1.4243, 0.7407, 3.4354)
Luminance	0.0074 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#240535 #163505

analogous

#0C0535 #240535 #35052E

triadic

#240535 #352405 #053524

tetradic

#240535 #350C05 #163505 #052E35

square

#240535 #350C05 #163505 #052E35

split-complementary

#240535 #2E3505 #05350C

monochromatic

#13031C #13031C #240535 #4A0A6D #7010A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.29

#240535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.15

#240535 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #240535

18.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##240535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##240535	1.00	18.29	1.15	18.29
#FFFFFF	18.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001336

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001534

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#22101D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#151515

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #240535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 5, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.7% 0.090 310.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#61486d',
    500: '#240535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #240535;
$custom-light: #61486d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#240535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.75,
    "s": 82.759,
    "l": 11.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2066,
    "c": 0.09004,
    "h": 310.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.00741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#240535

secondary

#3E7620

accent

#F92F76

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#EAE7EB

border

#C6C3C6

text

#050107

muted

#79777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #240535

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

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