#251157#251157

#251157 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.9% C 0.117 H 288.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#251157
RGB	rgb(37, 17, 87)
HSL	hsl(257, 67%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(257, 80%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.5%, 80.5%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.49, 29.42, -38.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.49, 48.46, 307.39°)
OKLab	oklab(25.88% 0.0369 -0.1107)
OKLCH	oklch(25.88% 0.117 288.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.6832, 1.4822, 9.1597)
Luminance	0.0148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#251157 #435711

analogous

#112057 #251157 #481157

triadic

#251157 #572511 #115725

tetradic

#251157 #571120 #435711 #115748

square

#251157 #571120 #435711 #115748

split-complementary

#251157 #574811 #205711

monochromatic

#0B051A #0F0724 #251157 #3B1B8A #5125BD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.20

#251157 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#251157 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #251157

16.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##251157	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##251157	1.00	16.20	1.30	16.20
#FFFFFF	16.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002259

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001F56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#112433

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #251157;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 17, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.9% 0.117 288.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#665187',
    500: '#251157',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #251157;
$custom-light: #665187;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#251157",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.143,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25877,
    "c": 0.11671,
    "h": 288.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01482
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#251157

secondary

#769034

accent

#EA3EB9

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#EBE7F0

border

#C6C3CB

text

#06020B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #251157

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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