Colour

#240C4F

#240C4F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#240C4F is a violet with RGB values 36, 12, 79 and HSL 261°, 74%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#240C4F#240C4F

HEX#240C4F

RGBrgb(36, 12, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.0471, 0.3098

RGB percentages14.1%, 4.7%, 31%

HSLhsl(261.5, 73.6%, 17.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 84.8%, 31%)

CMYK54.4%, 84.8%, 0%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,362,447

CSS custom property--colour: #240C4F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness34.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.93:1

Contrast with white16.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#161616

Inverted#DBF3B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001E51no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#001B4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Tritanopia#161F2Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 14.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.3 Indigo · ΔE 29.8 Navy · ΔE 33.8 Purple · ΔE 35.2

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 14.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#374F0C

Analogous#0C154F, #460C4F

Triadic#4F240C, #0C4F24

Split complementary#4F450C, #164F0C

Tetradic#4F0C15, #374F0C, #0C4F46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#7D44E3

Lighter +30%#6120D4

Lighter +20%#4C19A8

Lighter +10%#38137B

Darker −10%#100523

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#21015A

Less saturated −25%#271744

Channel breakdown

R36

G12

B79

Red36 (14.1%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue261.49°

Saturation (HSL)73.63%

Lightness17.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 0C · B 4F

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Colour values

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