Recognised as Colour

#08040B

#08040B
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#08040B is a violet with RGB values 8, 4, 11 and HSL 274°, 47%, 3%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#08040B#08040B

HEX#08040B

RGBrgb(8, 4, 11)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.0157, 0.0431

RGB percentages3.1%, 1.6%, 4.3%

HSLhsl(274.3, 46.7%, 2.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.3, 63.6%, 4.3%)

CMYK27.3%, 63.6%, 0%, 95.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer525,323

CSS custom property--colour: #08040B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness6.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.34:1

Contrast with white20.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#050505

Inverted#F7FBF4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#03050Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#04050Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#080506no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text20.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 3.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.8 Dim grey · ΔE 43.1 Slate grey · ΔE 52.2 Gray · ΔE 52.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 55

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 3.39, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#070B04

Analogous#04040B, #0B040B

Triadic#0B0804, #040B08

Split complementary#0A0B04, #040B04

Tetradic#0B0404, #070B04, #040B0B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#753AA1

Lighter +30%#5A2D7B

Lighter +20%#3E1F56

Lighter +10%#231230

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#08020D

Less saturated −25%#080609

Channel breakdown

B11

Red8 (3.1%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue11 (4.3%)

Hue274.29°

Saturation (HSL)46.67%

Lightness2.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G 04 · B 0B

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