#251f28

Color #251f28

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.62 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#251f28

RGB

rgb(37, 31, 40)

HSL

hsl(280, 12.7%, 13.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 22.5%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.5%, 22.5%, 0%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(12.78, 5.06, -4.99)

LCH

lch(12.78, 7.11, 315.4)

OKLCH

oklch(25%, 0.0188, 314.57)

HWB

hwb(280, 12.2%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#22281f

Analogous

#201f28

#251f28

#281f26

Triadic

#251f28

#28251f

#1f2825

Split-complementary

#251f28

#26281f

#1f2820

Tetradic

#251f28

#281f22

#22281f

#1f2825

Square

#251f28

#28201f

#22281f

#1f2628

Shades

Color #251f28 mixed toward black.

#1f1a21

#19151b

#120f14

#0c0a0d

#060507

Tints

Color #251f28 mixed toward white.

#4b3f51

#715f7a

#96839f

#b9adbf

#dcd6df

Tones

Color #251f28 mixed toward gray.

#252027

#242026

#242126

#242225

#242324

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.31:1

White text reads better on this background (16.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232226 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#232326 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#252424 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#212121 · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #251f28;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#251f28]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#251f28 (#251f28) is rgb(37, 31, 40) in RGB.

No, #251f28 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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