#251e2a

Color #251e2a

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 15.61 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#251e2a

RGB

rgb(37, 30, 42)

HSL

hsl(275, 16.7%, 14.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275, 28.6%, 16.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.9%, 28.6%, 0%, 83.5%)

LAB

lab(12.54, 6.33, -6.8)

LCH

lch(12.54, 9.29, 312.95)

OKLCH

oklch(24.9%, 0.0245, 310.86)

HWB

hwb(275, 11.8%, 83.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#232a1e

Analogous

#1f1e2a

#251e2a

#2a1e29

Triadic

#251e2a

#2a251e

#1e2a25

Split-complementary

#251e2a

#292a1e

#1e2a1f

Tetradic

#251e2a

#2a1e23

#232a1e

#1e2a25

Square

#251e2a

#2a1f1e

#232a1e

#1e292a

Shades

Color #251e2a mixed toward black.

#1f1923

#19141c

#120f15

#0c0a0e

#060507

Tints

Color #251e2a mixed toward white.

#4a3c55

#705b7f

#957fa4

#b8aac2

#dcd4e1

Tones

Color #251e2a mixed toward gray.

#251f29

#252028

#242127

#242226

#242325

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.3:1

White text reads better on this background (16.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#222227 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#232327 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#252525 · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#212121 · ΔE 9.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #251e2a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#251e2a]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#251e2a (#251e2a) is rgb(37, 30, 42) in RGB.

No, #251e2a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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