#251238

Color #251238

A moderately saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 30.06 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#251238

RGB

rgb(37, 18, 56)

HSL

hsl(270, 51.4%, 14.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 67.9%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.9%, 67.9%, 0%, 78%)

LAB

lab(9.89, 18.99, -21.1)

LCH

lch(9.89, 28.39, 311.99)

OKLCH

oklch(23.1%, 0.0722, 304.39)

HWB

hwb(270, 7.1%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#253812

Analogous

#121238

#251238

#381238

Triadic

#251238

#382512

#123825

Split-complementary

#251238

#383812

#123812

Tetradic

#251238

#381225

#253812

#123825

Square

#251238

#381212

#253812

#123838

Shades

Color #251238 mixed toward black.

#1f0f2f

#190c25

#12091c

#0c0613

#060309

Tints

Color #251238 mixed toward white.

#49246f

#6e35a6

#925aca

#b691dc

#dbc8ed

Tones

Color #251238 mixed toward gray.

#251535

#251832

#251b2e

#251f2b

#252228

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.22:1

White text reads better on this background (17.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1e1e32 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#1f2030 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#242c2a · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#1b1b1b · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #251238;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#251238]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#251238 (#251238) is rgb(37, 18, 56) in RGB.

No, #251238 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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