#240840#240840

#240840 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 22.2% C 0.098 H 301.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#240840
RGB	rgb(36, 8, 64)
HSL	hsl(270, 78%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(270, 88%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.8%, 87.5%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.30, 27.04, -29.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.30, 39.96, 312.59°)
OKLab	oklab(22.17% 0.051 -0.084)
OKLCH	oklch(22.17% 0.098 301.3)
XYZ	xyz(1.7396, 0.9189, 4.9352)
Luminance	0.0092 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#240840 #244008

analogous

#080840 #240840 #400840

triadic

#240840 #402408 #084024

tetradic

#240840 #400808 #244008 #084040

square

#240840 #400808 #244008 #084040

split-complementary

#240840 #404008 #084008

monochromatic

#0F031B #0F031B #240840 #430F76 #6116AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.74

#240840 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.18

#240840 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #240840

17.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##240840	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##240840	1.00	17.74	1.18	17.74
#FFFFFF	17.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001842

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00183F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E1724

Achromatopsia (no color)

#181818

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #240840;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 8, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.2% 0.098 301.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#624b75',
    500: '#240840',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #240840;
$custom-light: #624b75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#240840",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 77.778,
    "l": 14.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22173,
    "c": 0.0983,
    "h": 301.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.00919
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#240840

secondary

#527E25

accent

#F43494

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7ED

border

#C6C3C8

text

#050108

muted

#7A777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #240840

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

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