#251256#251256

#251256 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.9% C 0.114 H 288.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#251256
RGB	rgb(37, 18, 86)
HSL	hsl(257, 65%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(257, 79%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(57%, 79.1%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.59, 28.53, -37.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.59, 47.25, 307.14°)
OKLab	oklab(25.92% 0.0363 -0.1083)
OKLCH	oklch(25.92% 0.114 288.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.6585, 1.4977, 8.9513)
Luminance	0.0150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#251256 #435612

analogous

#122156 #251256 #471256

triadic

#251256 #562512 #125625

tetradic

#251256 #561221 #435612 #125647

square

#251256 #561221 #435612 #125647

split-complementary

#251256 #564712 #215612

monochromatic

#0B0519 #0F0723 #251256 #3B1D89 #5127BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.16

#251256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#251256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #251256

16.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##251256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##251256	1.00	16.16	1.30	16.16
#FFFFFF	16.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002258

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001F55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#122433

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #251256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 18, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.9% 0.114 288.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#665286',
    500: '#251256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #251256;
$custom-light: #665286;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#251256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.765,
    "s": 65.385,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25915,
    "c": 0.11418,
    "h": 288.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01498
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#251256

secondary

#768F35

accent

#E83FB9

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#EBE7EF

border

#C6C3CA

text

#06020B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #251256

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

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