#251159#251159

#251159 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 26.1% C 0.119 H 287.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#251159
RGB	rgb(37, 17, 89)
HSL	hsl(257, 68%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(257, 81%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 80.9%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.71, 30.07, -39.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.71, 49.65, 307.27°)
OKLab	oklab(26.09% 0.0364 -0.1137)
OKLCH	oklch(26.09% 0.119 287.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.7660, 1.5153, 9.5960)
Luminance	0.0152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#251159 #455911

analogous

#112159 #251159 #491159

triadic

#251159 #592511 #115925

tetradic

#251159 #591121 #455911 #115949

square

#251159 #591121 #455911 #115949

split-complementary

#251159 #594911 #215911

monochromatic

#0B051A #100726 #251159 #3A1B8C #5025C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.12

#251159 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#251159 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #251159

16.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##251159	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##251159	1.00	16.12	1.30	16.12
#FFFFFF	16.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00235B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001F58

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0F2534

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #251159;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 17, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.1% 0.119 287.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#675189',
    500: '#251159',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #251159;
$custom-light: #675189;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#251159",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.667,
    "s": 67.925,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26089,
    "c": 0.11934,
    "h": 287.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#251159

secondary

#789234

accent

#EB3DBB

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#EBE7F0

border

#C6C3CB

text

#06020B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #251159

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

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