#240540#240540

#240540 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 21.8% C 0.103 H 302.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#240540
RGB	rgb(36, 5, 64)
HSL	hsl(272, 86%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(272, 92%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.8%, 92.2%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.71, 28.73, -30.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.71, 41.81, 313.41°)
OKLab	oklab(21.76% 0.0546 -0.0868)
OKLCH	oklch(21.76% 0.103 302.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.7070, 0.8538, 4.9244)
Luminance	0.0085 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#240540 #214005

analogous

#060540 #240540 #40053E

triadic

#240540 #402405 #054024

tetradic

#240540 #400605 #214005 #053E40

square

#240540 #400605 #214005 #053E40

split-complementary

#240540 #3E4005 #054006

monochromatic

#10021C #10021C #240540 #440979 #640EB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.94

#240540 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.17

#240540 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #240540

17.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##240540	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##240540	1.00	17.94	1.17	17.94
#FFFFFF	17.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001742

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00173F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E1523

Achromatopsia (no color)

#171717

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #240540;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 5, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.8% 0.103 302.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#634975',
    500: '#240540',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #240540;
$custom-light: #634975;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#240540",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.525,
    "s": 85.507,
    "l": 13.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21763,
    "c": 0.10253,
    "h": 302.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.00854
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#240540

secondary

#4E8120

accent

#FC2C8F

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7ED

border

#C6C3C8

text

#050108

muted

#7A777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #240540

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

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