#240836#240836

#240836 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 21.2% C 0.086 H 308.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#240836
RGB	rgb(36, 8, 54)
HSL	hsl(277, 74%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(277, 85%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 85.2%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.36, 24.16, -23.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.36, 33.86, 315.52°)
OKLab	oklab(21.21% 0.0537 -0.0674)
OKLCH	oklch(21.21% 0.086 308.5)
XYZ	xyz(1.4801, 0.8151, 3.5687)
Luminance	0.0081 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#240836 #1A3608

analogous

#0D0836 #240836 #360831

triadic

#240836 #362408 #083624

tetradic

#240836 #360D08 #1A3608 #083136

square

#240836 #360D08 #1A3608 #083136

split-complementary

#240836 #313608 #08360D

monochromatic

#12041B #12041B #240836 #48106B #6B18A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.06

#240836 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.16

#240836 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #240836

18.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##240836	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##240836	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)

#001537

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#011735

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#21131E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#161616

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #240836;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 8, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.2% 0.086 308.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#614a6d',
    500: '#240836',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #240836;
$custom-light: #614a6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#240836",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.522,
    "s": 74.194,
    "l": 12.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21206,
    "c": 0.08613,
    "h": 308.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.00815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#240836

secondary

#447525

accent

#F13780

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#EAE7EB

border

#C6C3C6

text

#050107

muted

#79777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #240836

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

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