#240636#240636

#240636 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 20.9% C 0.089 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#240636
RGB	rgb(36, 6, 54)
HSL	hsl(278, 80%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(278, 89%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 88.9%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.97, 25.23, -24.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.97, 35.07, 316.01°)
OKLab	oklab(20.91% 0.0565 -0.0694)
OKLCH	oklch(20.91% 0.089 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.4584, 0.7717, 3.5614)
Luminance	0.0077 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#240636 #183606

analogous

#0C0636 #240636 #360630

triadic

#240636 #362406 #063624

tetradic

#240636 #360C06 #183606 #063036

square

#240636 #360C06 #183606 #063036

split-complementary

#240636 #303606 #06360C

monochromatic

#12031C #12031C #240636 #490C6D #6D12A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.19

#240636 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.15

#240636 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #240636

18.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##240636	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##240636	1.00	18.19	1.15	18.19
#FFFFFF	18.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001437

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001635

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#21111D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#151515

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #240636;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 6, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.9% 0.089 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#61496d',
    500: '#240636',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #240636;
$custom-light: #61496d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#240636",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 6,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 80,
    "l": 11.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.20908,
    "c": 0.08945,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.00772
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#240636

secondary

#417621

accent

#F6317B

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#EAE7EB

border

#C6C3C6

text

#050107

muted

#79777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #240636

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

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