#240738#240738

#240738 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 21.2% C 0.090 H 307.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#240738
RGB	rgb(36, 7, 56)
HSL	hsl(276, 78%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(276, 88%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 87.5%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.34, 25.29, -25.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.34, 35.71, 315.08°)
OKLab	oklab(21.25% 0.0546 -0.0718)
OKLCH	oklch(21.25% 0.09 307.3)
XYZ	xyz(1.5172, 0.8126, 3.8175)
Luminance	0.0081 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#240738 #1B3807

analogous

#0B0738 #240738 #380734

triadic

#240738 #382407 #073824

tetradic

#240738 #380B07 #1B3807 #073438

square

#240738 #380B07 #1B3807 #073438

split-complementary

#240738 #343807 #07380B

monochromatic

#11031B #11031B #240738 #470E6E #6A15A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.06

#240738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.16

#240738 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #240738

18.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##240738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##240738	1.00	18.06	1.16	18.06
#FFFFFF	18.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001539

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001637

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#21131F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#161616

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #240738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 7, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.2% 0.090 307.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#614a6f',
    500: '#240738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #240738;
$custom-light: #614a6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#240738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 7,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.51,
    "s": 77.778,
    "l": 12.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21246,
    "c": 0.09015,
    "h": 307.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.00813
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#240738

secondary

#467823

accent

#F43482

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#EAE7EC

border

#C6C3C7

text

#050107

muted

#79777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #240738

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

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