#251630

A very dark, moderate purple closely aligning with Black.

About #251630

At its core, #251630 is a very dark and moderate hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Black. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(37, 22, 48).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 23% Cyan, 54% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 81% Black. With a hue angle of 274.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#251630
RGB37, 22, 48
HSL274.6°, 37.1%, 13.7%
CMYK23%, 54%, 0%, 81%
HSV274.6°, 54.2%, 18.8%
LAB10.4, 13.8, -14.5
XYZ1.6, 1.2, 2.9
Decimal2430512

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

16.99:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.24:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
16.24:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.05:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #251630; }
.text-color { color: #251630; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #251630; }

Similar Colors

Black
#000000