What color is #240C41?

#240C41 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Quiet Abyss. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #240C41?

The RGB value is 36, 12, 65: 36 red, 12 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #240C41?

The complementary color is #29410C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #240C41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#240C41 color

#240C41 rgb(36, 12, 65)

Shades of black

The hex color #240C41 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 4.7% green and 25.5% blue (36, 12, 65).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 69% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 82% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Abyss (#160435), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.44:1).

#240C41 color codes

HEX	`#240C41`
RGB	`rgb(36, 12, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 4.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 69%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 82%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 82%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.15, 25.17, -28.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.15, 38.2, 311.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.813, 1.02, 5.101)`
Decimal	`2362433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #240C41, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #240C41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#240C41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #240C41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #240c41; }
.text { color: #240c41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #240c41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 12 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #240c41, #3e0c41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #240C41?: #240C41 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Quiet Abyss. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #240C41?: The RGB value is 36, 12, 65: 36 red, 12 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #240C41?: The complementary color is #29410C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #240C41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.