#251a2b

Color #251a2b

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 17.53 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#251a2b

RGB

rgb(37, 26, 43)

HSL

hsl(278.8, 24.6%, 13.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.8, 39.5%, 16.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(14%, 39.5%, 0%, 83.1%)

LAB

lab(11.32, 9.53, -9.39)

LCH

lch(11.32, 13.38, 315.42)

OKLCH

oklch(23.9%, 0.0353, 313.28)

HWB

hwb(278.8, 10.2%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#202b1a

Analogous

#1c1a2b

#251a2b

#2b1a28

Triadic

#251a2b

#2b251a

#1a2b25

Split-complementary

#251a2b

#282b1a

#1a2b1c

Tetradic

#251a2b

#2b1a20

#202b1a

#1a2b25

Square

#251a2b

#2b1c1a

#202b1a

#1a282b

Shades

Color #251a2b mixed toward black.

#1f1624

#19111d

#120d15

#0c090e

#060407

Tints

Color #251a2b mixed toward white.

#4c3659

#745187

#9976ac

#bba3c8

#ddd1e3

Tones

Color #251a2b mixed toward gray.

#241b29

#241d28

#241e27

#232025

#232124

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.26:1

White text reads better on this background (16.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#212128 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#212227 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#252524 · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#1e1e1e · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #251a2b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#251a2b]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#251a2b (#251a2b) is rgb(37, 26, 43) in RGB.

No, #251a2b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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