#251a2e

Color #251a2e

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 19.18 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#251a2e

RGB

rgb(37, 26, 46)

HSL

hsl(273, 27.8%, 14.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273, 43.5%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.6%, 43.5%, 0%, 82%)

LAB

lab(11.48, 10.37, -11.34)

LCH

lch(11.48, 15.37, 312.44)

OKLCH

oklch(24.1%, 0.0402, 308.84)

HWB

hwb(273, 10.2%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#232e1a

Analogous

#1b1a2e

#251a2e

#2e1a2d

Triadic

#251a2e

#2e251a

#1a2e25

Split-complementary

#251a2e

#2d2e1a

#1a2e1b

Tetradic

#251a2e

#2e1a23

#232e1a

#1a2e25

Square

#251a2e

#2e1b1a

#232e1a

#1a2d2e

Shades

Color #251a2e mixed toward black.

#1f1626

#19111f

#120d17

#0c090f

#060408

Tints

Color #251a2e mixed toward white.

#4a345d

#704f8b

#9573b0

#b8a2ca

#dcd0e5

Tones

Color #251a2e mixed toward gray.

#251c2c

#251d2b

#241f29

#242127

#242226

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.27:1

White text reads better on this background (16.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#21212a · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#212229 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#252726 · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#1e1e1e · ΔE 13.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #251a2e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#251a2e]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#251a2e (#251a2e) is rgb(37, 26, 46) in RGB.

No, #251a2e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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