What color is #240F6F?

#240F6F is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Child of the Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #240F6F?

The RGB value is 36, 15, 111: 36 red, 15 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #240F6F?

The complementary color is #5A6F0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #240F6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#240F6F color

#240F6F rgb(36, 15, 111)

Shades of blue

The hex color #240F6F is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 5.9% green and 43.5% blue (36, 15, 111).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 76% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 86% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Child of the Night (#220077), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.3:1).

#240F6F color codes

HEX	`#240F6F`
RGB	`rgb(36, 15, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 5.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 76%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 86%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 86%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.76, 37.89, -50.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.76, 63.31, 306.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.767, 1.864, 15.197)`
Decimal	`2363247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #240F6F, 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 #240F6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#240F6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #240F6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #240f6f; }
.text { color: #240f6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #240f6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 15 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #240f6f, #540f6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #240F6F?: #240F6F is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Child of the Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #240F6F?: The RGB value is 36, 15, 111: 36 red, 15 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #240F6F?: The complementary color is #5A6F0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #240F6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.