#251b2c

Color #251b2c

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 17.61 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#251b2c

RGB

rgb(37, 27, 44)

HSL

hsl(275.3, 23.9%, 13.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.3, 38.6%, 17.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.9%, 38.6%, 0%, 82.7%)

LAB

lab(11.68, 9.07, -9.57)

LCH

lch(11.68, 13.19, 313.46)

OKLCH

oklch(24.2%, 0.0346, 310.78)

HWB

hwb(275.3, 10.6%, 82.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#222c1b

Analogous

#1c1b2c

#251b2c

#2c1b2a

Triadic

#251b2c

#2c251b

#1b2c25

Split-complementary

#251b2c

#2a2c1b

#1b2c1c

Tetradic

#251b2c

#2c1b22

#222c1b

#1b2c25

Square

#251b2c

#2c1c1b

#222c1b

#1b2a2c

Shades

Color #251b2c mixed toward black.

#1f1625

#19121d

#120d16

#0c090f

#060407

Tints

Color #251b2c mixed toward white.

#4b3759

#715387

#9677ab

#b9a4c7

#dcd2e3

Tones

Color #251b2c mixed toward gray.

#251c2b

#241e29

#241f28

#242126

#242225

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.27:1

White text reads better on this background (16.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#212129 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#222228 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#252625 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#1f1f1f · ΔE 12.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #251b2c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#251b2c]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#251b2c (#251b2c) is rgb(37, 27, 44) in RGB.

No, #251b2c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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