#240538#240538

#240538 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 20.9% C 0.093 H 307.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#240538
RGB	rgb(36, 5, 56)
HSL	hsl(276, 84%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(276, 91%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 91.1%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.95, 26.38, -25.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.95, 36.93, 315.58°)
OKLab	oklab(20.95% 0.0574 -0.0738)
OKLCH	oklch(20.95% 0.093 307.9)
XYZ	xyz(1.4955, 0.7692, 3.8103)
Luminance	0.0077 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#240538 #193805

analogous

#0B0538 #240538 #380533

triadic

#240538 #382405 #053824

tetradic

#240538 #380B05 #193805 #053338

square

#240538 #380B05 #193805 #053338

split-complementary

#240538 #333805 #05380B

monochromatic

#12031C #12031C #240538 #480A70 #6C0FA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.20

#240538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.15

#240538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #240538

18.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##240538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##240538	1.00	18.20	1.15	18.20
#FFFFFF	18.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001439

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001637

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#21121E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#151515

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #240538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 5, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.9% 0.093 307.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#62496f',
    500: '#240538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #240538;
$custom-light: #62496f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#240538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.471,
    "s": 83.607,
    "l": 11.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2095,
    "c": 0.09343,
    "h": 307.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.00769
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#240538

secondary

#437920

accent

#FA2E7E

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#EAE7EC

border

#C6C3C7

text

#050107

muted

#79777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #240538

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

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