#251b37

Color #251b37

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 23.99 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#251b37

RGB

rgb(37, 27, 55)

HSL

hsl(261.4, 34.1%, 16.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.4, 50.9%, 21.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.7%, 50.9%, 0%, 78.4%)

LAB

lab(12.31, 12.35, -16.54)

LCH

lch(12.31, 20.64, 306.75)

OKLCH

oklch(24.9%, 0.0529, 298.94)

HWB

hwb(261.4, 10.6%, 78.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2d371b

Analogous

#1b1f37

#251b37

#331b37

Triadic

#251b37

#37251b

#1b3725

Split-complementary

#251b37

#37331b

#1f371b

Tetradic

#251b37

#371b2d

#2d371b

#1b3725

Square

#251b37

#371b1f

#2d371b

#1b3733

Shades

Color #251b37 mixed toward black.

#1f172e

#191225

#130e1c

#0c0912

#060509

Tints

Color #251b37 mixed toward white.

#453367

#654a97

#8a70b9

#b19fd0

#d8cfe8

Tones

Color #251b37 mixed toward gray.

#261d35

#262032

#272230

#28242e

#28272b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.29:1

White text reads better on this background (16.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#212132 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#222230 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#252d2c · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#202020 · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #251b37;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#251b37]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#251b37 (#251b37) is rgb(37, 27, 55) in RGB.

No, #251b37 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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