#240937#240937

#240937 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 21.4% C 0.086 H 307.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#240937
RGB	rgb(36, 9, 55)
HSL	hsl(275, 72%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(275, 84%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.5%, 83.6%, 0%, 78.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.64, 23.91, -24.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.64, 33.87, 314.89°)
OKLab	oklab(21.44% 0.0521 -0.0681)
OKLCH	oklch(21.44% 0.086 307.4)
XYZ	xyz(1.5147, 0.8463, 3.6972)
Luminance	0.0085 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#240937 #1C3709

analogous

#0D0937 #240937 #370933

triadic

#240937 #372409 #093724

tetradic

#240937 #370D09 #1C3709 #093337

square

#240937 #370D09 #1C3709 #093337

split-complementary

#240937 #333709 #09370D

monochromatic

#11041A #11041A #240937 #46126C #691AA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.96

#240937 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.17

#240937 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #240937

17.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##240937	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##240937	1.00	17.96	1.17	17.96
#FFFFFF	17.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001638

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001736

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#21141F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#171717

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #240937;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 9, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.4% 0.086 307.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#614b6e',
    500: '#240937',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #240937;
$custom-light: #614b6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#240937",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 9,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.217,
    "s": 71.875,
    "l": 12.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21442,
    "c": 0.08577,
    "h": 307.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.00846
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#240937

secondary

#477527

accent

#EF3984

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#EAE7EC

border

#C6C3C7

text

#050107

muted

#79777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #240937

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

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