#240639#240639

#240639 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 21.2% C 0.093 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#240639
RGB	rgb(36, 6, 57)
HSL	hsl(275, 81%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(275, 89%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.8%, 89.5%, 0%, 77.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.23, 26.13, -26.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.23, 36.95, 315.02°)
OKLab	oklab(21.2% 0.0557 -0.0744)
OKLCH	oklch(21.2% 0.093 306.8)
XYZ	xyz(1.5310, 0.8007, 3.9440)
Luminance	0.0080 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#240639 #1B3906

analogous

#0B0639 #240639 #390635

triadic

#240639 #392406 #063924

tetradic

#240639 #390B06 #1B3906 #063539

square

#240639 #390B06 #1B3906 #063539

split-complementary

#240639 #353906 #06390B

monochromatic

#11031C #11031C #240639 #470C70 #6A12A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.10

#240639 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.16

#240639 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #240639

18.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##240639	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##240639	1.00	18.10	1.16	18.10
#FFFFFF	18.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00153A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001638

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#20131F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#161616

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #240639;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 6, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.2% 0.093 306.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#624970',
    500: '#240639',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #240639;
$custom-light: #624970;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#240639",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 6,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.294,
    "s": 80.952,
    "l": 12.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21196,
    "c": 0.09294,
    "h": 306.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.00801
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#240639

secondary

#467922

accent

#F73082

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#EAE7EC

border

#C6C3C7

text

#050107

muted

#79777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #240639

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

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