Colour

#09040B

#09040B
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#09040B is a violet with RGB values 9, 4, 11 and HSL 283°, 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

#09040B#09040B

HEX#09040B

RGBrgb(9, 4, 11)

RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.0157, 0.0431

RGB percentages3.5%, 1.6%, 4.3%

HSLhsl(282.9, 46.7%, 2.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 63.6%, 4.3%)

CMYK18.2%, 63.6%, 0%, 95.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer590,859

CSS custom property--colour: #09040B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness6.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.31:1

Contrast with white20.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#060606

Inverted#F6FBF4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#03050Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#04060Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#090506no 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 text20.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 3.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.9 Dim grey · ΔE 43 Gray · ΔE 52.2 Slate grey · ΔE 52.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 54.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 3.52, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#060B04

Analogous#06040B, #0B0409

Triadic#0B0904, #040B09

Split complementary#090B04, #040B06

Tetradic#0B0604, #060B04, #04090B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#833AA1

Lighter +30%#652D7B

Lighter +20%#461F56

Lighter +10%#281230

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0A020D

Less saturated −25%#080609

Channel breakdown

B11

Red9 (3.5%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue11 (4.3%)

Hue282.86°

Saturation (HSL)46.67%

Lightness2.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 09 · G 04 · B 0B

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