#251ba2

Color #251ba2

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Blue #00008b · ΔE 8.5 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-800 #372aac · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#251ba2

RGB

rgb(37, 27, 162)

HSL

hsl(244.4, 71.4%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.4, 83.3%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(77.2%, 83.3%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(22.95, 48.23, -69.2)

LCH

lch(22.95, 84.35, 304.88)

OKLCH

oklch(35.7%, 0.2004, 272.8)

HWB

hwb(244.4, 10.6%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98a21b

Analogous

#1b55a2

#251ba2

#691ba2

Triadic

#251ba2

#a2251b

#1ba225

Split-complementary

#251ba2

#a2691b

#55a21b

Tetradic

#251ba2

#a21b98

#98a21b

#1ba225

Square

#251ba2

#a21b55

#98a21b

#1ba269

Shades

Color #251ba2 mixed toward black.

#1f1787

#19126c

#120e51

#0c0936

#06051b

Tints

Color #251ba2 mixed toward white.

#2f23d0

#5348e0

#7e76e8

#a9a3f0

#d4d1f7

Tones

Color #251ba2 mixed toward gray.

#2f2697

#38328c

#423d80

#4b4875

#55536a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.76:1

White text reads better on this background (11.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#21218f · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#22228b · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#257e7a · ΔE 40.6

Achromatopsia

#373737 · ΔE 29.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #251ba2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#251ba2]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#251ba2 (#251ba2) is rgb(37, 27, 162) in RGB.

No, #251ba2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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