#240938#240938

#240938 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 21.5% C 0.087 H 306.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#240938
RGB	rgb(36, 9, 56)
HSL	hsl(274, 72%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(274, 84%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 83.9%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.73, 24.20, -24.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.73, 34.49, 314.55°)
OKLab	oklab(21.54% 0.0519 -0.0698)
OKLCH	oklch(21.54% 0.087 306.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.5389, 0.8560, 3.8248)
Luminance	0.0086 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#240938 #1D3809

analogous

#0C0938 #240938 #380934

triadic

#240938 #382409 #093824

tetradic

#240938 #380C09 #1D3809 #093438

square

#240938 #380C09 #1D3809 #093438

split-complementary

#240938 #343809 #09380C

monochromatic

#11041A #11041A #240938 #46116D #681AA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.93

#240938 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.17

#240938 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #240938

17.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##240938	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##240938	1.00	17.93	1.17	17.93
#FFFFFF	17.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001639

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001737

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#21141F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#171717

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #240938;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 9, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.5% 0.087 306.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#614b6f',
    500: '#240938',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #240938;
$custom-light: #614b6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#240938",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 9,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.468,
    "s": 72.308,
    "l": 12.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21535,
    "c": 0.08701,
    "h": 306.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.00856
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#240938

secondary

#487627

accent

#EF3986

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#EAE7EC

border

#C6C3C7

text

#050107

muted

#79777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #240938

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

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