#240740#240740

#240740 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 22.0% C 0.100 H 301.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#240740
RGB	rgb(36, 7, 64)
HSL	hsl(271, 80%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(271, 89%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.8%, 89.1%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.10, 27.60, -29.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.10, 40.57, 312.86°)
OKLab	oklab(22.04% 0.0522 -0.0849)
OKLCH	oklch(22.04% 0.1 301.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.7287, 0.8972, 4.9316)
Luminance	0.0090 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#240740 #234007

analogous

#070740 #240740 #400740

triadic

#240740 #402407 #074024

tetradic

#240740 #400707 #234007 #074040

square

#240740 #400707 #234007 #074040

split-complementary

#240740 #404007 #074007

monochromatic

#10031C #10031C #240740 #430D77 #6213AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.81

#240740 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.18

#240740 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #240740

17.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##240740	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##240740	1.00	17.81	1.18	17.81
#FFFFFF	17.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001742

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00173F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E1623

Achromatopsia (no color)

#181818

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #240740;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 7, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.0% 0.100 301.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#624a75',
    500: '#240740',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #240740;
$custom-light: #624a75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#240740",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 7,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.526,
    "s": 80.282,
    "l": 13.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22038,
    "c": 0.09968,
    "h": 301.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.00897
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#240740

secondary

#517F24

accent

#F73192

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7ED

border

#C6C3C8

text

#050108

muted

#7A777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #240740

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

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