#240838#240838
#240838 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 21.4% C 0.089 H 306.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #240838 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 8, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 75%, 13%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 86%, 22%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.7%, 85.7%, 0%, 78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(7.54, 24.74, -24.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(7.54, 35.10, 314.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(21.39% 0.0532 -0.0708) |
| OKLCH | oklch(21.39% 0.089 306.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.5280, 0.8343, 3.8211) |
| Luminance | 0.0083 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Midnight Purple
#280137
ΔE00 2.32
Very Dark Purple
#2A0134
ΔE00 2.97
Dark Purple
#35063E
ΔE00 4.13
Dark Violet
#34013F
ΔE00 4.35
Deep Purple
#36013F
ΔE00 4.73
Eggplant
#380835
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#240838 #1C3808
analogous
#0C0838 #240838 #380834
triadic
#240838 #382408 #083824
tetradic
#240838 #380C08 #1C3808 #083438
square
#240838 #380C08 #1C3808 #083438
split-complementary
#240838 #343808 #08380C
monochromatic
#11041B #11041B #240838 #46106E #6917A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
18.00
#240838 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.17
#240838 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #240838
18.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##240838 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##240838 | 1.00 | 18.00 | 1.17 | 18.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 18.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 18.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#001639
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#001737
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#21131F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#171717
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #240838; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 8, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(21.4% 0.089 306.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#614a6f',
500: '#240838',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #240838; $custom-light: #614a6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#240838",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 8,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275,
"s": 75,
"l": 12.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.21391,
"c": 0.08857,
"h": 306.9
},
"luminance": 0.00834
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#240838
secondary
#477725
accent
#F23684
background
#F5F4F6
surface
#EAE7EC
border
#C6C3C7
text
#050107
muted
#79777A