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#240E5D Color

#240E5D is rgb(36, 14, 93) in RGB, hsl(257, 74%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 85%, 0%, 64%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Midnight Blue (#191970), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#240E5D
HEX#240E5D
RGBrgb(36, 14, 93)
HSLhsl(257, 74%, 21%)
HSVhsv(257, 85%, 36%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 85%, 0%, 64%)
OKLCHoklch(26% 0.128 286.2)
LABlab(11.76% 28.41 -43.57)
LCHlch(11.76% 52.01 303.11)

What #240E5D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #240E5D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Midnight Blue#191970ΔE 8.36St. Patrick's Blue#23297AΔE 12.66Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 13.77Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 14.18Petunia#470659ΔE 14.56Cosmic Cobalt#2E2D88ΔE 15.01

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#240E5D Channel Values

How #240E5D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 36 · G 14 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 74% · L 21%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 85% · V 36%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 85% · Y 0% · K 64%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance16.21:1 vs white · 1.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #240E5D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text16.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #240E5D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #240E5D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #240E5D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#240E5D
Complementary
#475D0E
Analogous
#0E1F5D
Analogous
#4C0E5D
Triadic
#5D240E
Triadic
#0E5D24
Split comp.
#5D4C0E
Split comp.
#1F5D0E

Tints & Shades of #240E5D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#37158E
#4A1DBF
#6433E1
#8964E8
#AE95EF
#D3C5F6

Shades

#210D54
#1C0B47
#18093E
#130731
#100628
#0A041B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #240E5D.

How #240E5D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#240E5D
Protanopia#13135D
Protanomaly#1B115D
Deuteranopia#17175D
Deuteranomaly#1D145D
Tritanopia#0E2424
Tritanomaly#191D42
Achromatopsia#202020

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #240E5D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-240e5d: #240E5D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #240E5D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-240e5d': '#240E5D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.141, green: 0.055, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_240e5d">#240E5D</color>
SVG fillfill="#240E5D"

More Purple Colors

#240E5D sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#240E5D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #240E5D?

#240E5D is a dark purple — rgb(36, 14, 93) in RGB and hsl(257, 74%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.36.

What is the RGB value of #240E5D?

#240E5D is rgb(36, 14, 93) — red 36, green 14, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #240E5D?

#240E5D converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 85%, 0%, 64%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #240E5D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #240E5D scores 16.21:1 against white and 1.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #240E5D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #240E5D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 8.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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