#240542#240542

#240542 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 22.0% C 0.105 H 300.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#240542
RGB	rgb(36, 5, 66)
HSL	hsl(270, 86%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(270, 92%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.5%, 92.4%, 0%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.92, 29.30, -31.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.92, 42.98, 312.96°)
OKLab	oklab(21.98% 0.0538 -0.09)
OKLCH	oklch(21.98% 0.105 300.9)
XYZ	xyz(1.7649, 0.8769, 5.2295)
Luminance	0.0088 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#240542 #234205

analogous

#060542 #240542 #420542

triadic

#240542 #422405 #054224

tetradic

#240542 #420605 #234205 #054242

square

#240542 #420605 #234205 #054242

split-complementary

#240542 #424205 #054206

monochromatic

#10021C #10021C #240542 #43097B #620EB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.87

#240542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.18

#240542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #240542

17.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##240542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##240542	1.00	17.87	1.18	17.87
#FFFFFF	17.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001744

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001741

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D1624

Achromatopsia (no color)

#171717

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #240542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 5, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.0% 0.105 300.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#634977',
    500: '#240542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #240542;
$custom-light: #634977;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#240542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.492,
    "s": 85.915,
    "l": 13.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21975,
    "c": 0.1048,
    "h": 300.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.00877
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#240542

secondary

#518220

accent

#FC2C92

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7ED

border

#C6C3C8

text

#060109

muted

#7A777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #240542

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

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