#240940#240940

#240940 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 22.3% C 0.097 H 301.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#240940
RGB	rgb(36, 9, 64)
HSL	hsl(269, 75%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(269, 86%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.8%, 85.9%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.49, 26.49, -29.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.49, 39.36, 312.31°)
OKLab	oklab(22.31% 0.0499 -0.0831)
OKLCH	oklch(22.31% 0.097 301)
XYZ	xyz(1.7504, 0.9406, 4.9388)
Luminance	0.0094 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#240940 #254009

analogous

#090940 #240940 #400940

triadic

#240940 #402409 #094024

tetradic

#240940 #400909 #254009 #094040

square

#240940 #400909 #254009 #094040

split-complementary

#240940 #404009 #094009

monochromatic

#0F041B #0F041B #240940 #421176 #6018AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.67

#240940 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.19

#240940 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #240940

17.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##240940	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##240940	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)

#001842

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00183F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E1724

Achromatopsia (no color)

#181818

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #240940;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 9, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.3% 0.097 301.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#624b75',
    500: '#240940',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #240940;
$custom-light: #624b75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#240940",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 9,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.455,
    "s": 75.342,
    "l": 14.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22306,
    "c": 0.09695,
    "h": 301
  },
  "luminance": 0.00941
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#240940

secondary

#537E27

accent

#F23696

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7ED

border

#C6C3C8

text

#050108

muted

#7A777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #240940

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

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