#240775

A dark, vivid purple closely aligning with Navy.

About #240775

Visually, #240775 is defined as a vivid purple. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Navy. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(36, 7, 117).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 69% cyan and 94% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#240775
RGB36, 7, 117
HSL255.8°, 88.7%, 24.3%
CMYK69%, 94%, 0%, 54%
HSV255.8°, 94.0%, 45.9%
LAB14.5, 42.8, -55.1
XYZ4.0, 1.8, 17.0
Decimal2361205

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

15.42:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.36:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
14.73:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.16:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #240775; }
.text-color { color: #240775; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #240775; }

Similar Colors

Navy
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