Information about #240F2F color
Basic facts about this digital color
A clearly saturated blue-purple violet, #240F2F leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Hollow Plum (#2A1624). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Montana (#291E30) and Very Dark Purple (#2A0134).
The recipe behind #240F2F is rgb(36, 15, 47), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #240F2F background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 17.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:82), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #240F2F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#240F2F color variations
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#240F2F color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#240F2F color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#240F2F color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#240F2F color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#240F2F color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #240F2F color
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Nearest named colors to #240F2F
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#2A1624
#291E30
#2A0134
#17182B
#301934
#280137
#2E0329
#151529
#2E183B
#321B2F
#181B26
#1D111D
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#240F2F
- RGB36, 15, 47
- CMYK4, 13, 0, 82
- CSSrgb(36, 15, 47)
- HSL279°, 52%, 12%
- HSL Precise279.375°, 51.613%, 12.157%
- HSV279°, 68%, 18%
- HSB279°, 68%, 18%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.141
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.059
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.184
- GLSLvec3(0.141, 0.059, 0.184)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.141, 0.059, 0.184, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.141, 0.059, 0.184)
- Percentage of Red in RGB14.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB5.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB18.4%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID240F2F
- DECIMAL ID2363183
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
