#240537#240537

#240537 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 20.9% C 0.092 H 308.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#240537
RGB	rgb(36, 5, 55)
HSL	hsl(277, 83%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(277, 91%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.5%, 90.9%, 0%, 78.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.86, 26.07, -25.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.86, 36.31, 315.90°)
OKLab	oklab(20.85% 0.0577 -0.0721)
OKLCH	oklch(20.85% 0.092 308.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.4713, 0.7595, 3.6828)
Luminance	0.0076 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#240537 #183705

analogous

#0B0537 #240537 #370531

triadic

#240537 #372405 #053724

tetradic

#240537 #370B05 #183705 #053137

square

#240537 #370B05 #183705 #053137

split-complementary

#240537 #313705 #05370B

monochromatic

#12031C #12031C #240537 #490A6F #6D0FA7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.23

#240537 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.15

#240537 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #240537

18.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##240537	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##240537	1.00	18.23	1.15	18.23
#FFFFFF	18.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001438

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001636

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#21111E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#151515

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #240537;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 5, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.9% 0.092 308.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#61496e',
    500: '#240537',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #240537;
$custom-light: #61496e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#240537",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.2,
    "s": 83.333,
    "l": 11.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.20852,
    "c": 0.0923,
    "h": 308.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.00759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#240537

secondary

#417820

accent

#FA2E7B

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#EAE7EC

border

#C6C3C7

text

#050107

muted

#79777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #240537

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

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