#240842#240842

#240842 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 22.4% C 0.101 H 300.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#240842
RGB	rgb(36, 8, 66)
HSL	hsl(269, 78%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(269, 88%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.5%, 87.9%, 0%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.50, 27.61, -30.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.50, 41.15, 312.15°)
OKLab	oklab(22.38% 0.0504 -0.0872)
OKLCH	oklch(22.38% 0.101 300)
XYZ	xyz(1.7975, 0.9421, 5.2403)
Luminance	0.0094 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#240842 #264208

analogous

#080942 #240842 #410842

triadic

#240842 #422408 #084224

tetradic

#240842 #420809 #264208 #084241

square

#240842 #420809 #264208 #084241

split-complementary

#240842 #424108 #094208

monochromatic

#0F031B #0F031B #240842 #420F79 #6015AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.67

#240842 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.19

#240842 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #240842

17.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##240842	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##240842	1.00	17.67	1.19	17.67
#FFFFFF	17.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001844

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001841

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D1825

Achromatopsia (no color)

#181818

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #240842;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 8, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.4% 0.101 300.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#634b77',
    500: '#240842',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #240842;
$custom-light: #634b77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#240842",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.966,
    "s": 78.378,
    "l": 14.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22377,
    "c": 0.10072,
    "h": 300
  },
  "luminance": 0.00942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#240842

secondary

#548025

accent

#F53397

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7ED

border

#C6C3C8

text

#050109

muted

#7A777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #240842

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

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