#240835#240835

#240835 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 21.1% C 0.085 H 309.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#240835
RGB	rgb(36, 8, 53)
HSL	hsl(277, 74%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(277, 85%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.1%, 84.9%, 0%, 79.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.28, 23.86, -23.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.28, 33.23, 315.90°)
OKLab	oklab(21.11% 0.0539 -0.0656)
OKLCH	oklch(21.11% 0.085 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(1.4569, 0.8058, 3.4463)
Luminance	0.0081 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#240835 #193508

analogous

#0E0835 #240835 #350830

triadic

#240835 #352408 #083524

tetradic

#240835 #350E08 #193508 #083035

square

#240835 #350E08 #193508 #083035

split-complementary

#240835 #303508 #08350E

monochromatic

#12041B #12041B #240835 #48106A #6C189F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.08

#240835 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.16

#240835 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #240835

18.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##240835	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##240835	1.00	18.08	1.16	18.08
#FFFFFF	18.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001536

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#011634

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#21121D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#161616

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #240835;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 8, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.1% 0.085 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#614a6c',
    500: '#240835',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #240835;
$custom-light: #614a6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#240835",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.333,
    "s": 73.77,
    "l": 11.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21114,
    "c": 0.08492,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.00806
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#240835

secondary

#437425

accent

#F0377D

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#EAE7EB

border

#C6C3C6

text

#050107

muted

#79777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #240835

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

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