#251171#251171

#251171 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.8% C 0.150 H 281.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#251171
RGB	rgb(37, 17, 113)
HSL	hsl(253, 74%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(253, 85%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 85%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.41, 37.68, -50.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.41, 63.35, 306.50°)
OKLab	oklab(28.79% 0.0285 -0.147)
OKLCH	oklch(28.79% 0.15 281)
XYZ	xyz(3.9431, 1.9862, 15.7952)
Luminance	0.0199 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#251171 #5D7111

analogous

#112D71 #251171 #551171

triadic

#251171 #712511 #117125

tetradic

#251171 #71112D #5D7111 #117155

square

#251171 #71112D #5D7111 #117155

split-complementary

#251171 #715511 #2D7111

monochromatic

#09041B #14093C #251171 #3619A6 #4821DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.03

#251171 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#251171 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #251171

15.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##251171	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##251171	1.00	15.03	1.40	15.03
#FFFFFF	15.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002A74

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00236F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002F42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #251171;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 17, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.8% 0.150 281.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c539b',
    500: '#251171',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #251171;
$custom-light: #6c539b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#251171",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.5,
    "s": 73.846,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28785,
    "c": 0.14971,
    "h": 281
  },
  "luminance": 0.01986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#251171

secondary

#90A836

accent

#F137CA

background

#F6F4F9

surface

#ECE7F2

border

#C7C3CC

text

#08030E

muted

#7A787E

Preview Lab

Preview with #251171

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

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