#251272#251272

#251272 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 29.0% C 0.150 H 280.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#251272
RGB	rgb(37, 18, 114)
HSL	hsl(252, 73%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(252, 84%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.5%, 84.2%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.70, 37.51, -51.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.70, 63.39, 306.28°)
OKLab	oklab(29.02% 0.0276 -0.1475)
OKLCH	oklch(29.02% 0.15 280.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.0156, 2.0405, 16.0986)
Luminance	0.0204 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#251272 #5F7212

analogous

#122F72 #251272 #551272

triadic

#251272 #722512 #127225

tetradic

#251272 #72122F #5F7212 #127255

square

#251272 #72122F #5F7212 #127255

split-complementary

#251272 #725512 #2F7212

monochromatic

#09041A #140A3D #251272 #361AA7 #4723DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.91

#251272 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#251272 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #251272

14.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##251272	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##251272	1.00	14.91	1.41	14.91
#FFFFFF	14.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002A75

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002470

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003043

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #251272;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 18, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.0% 0.150 280.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c549c',
    500: '#251272',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #251272;
$custom-light: #6c549c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#251272",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.875,
    "s": 72.727,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29016,
    "c": 0.15007,
    "h": 280.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02041
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#251272

secondary

#92A937

accent

#EF38CB

background

#F6F4F9

surface

#ECE8F2

border

#C7C4CC

text

#08030E

muted

#7A787E

Preview Lab

Preview with #251272

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

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