Recognised as Colour

#040006

#040006
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#040006 is a violet with RGB values 4, 0, 6 and HSL 280°, 100%, 1%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#040006#040006

HEX#040006

RGBrgb(4, 0, 6)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0, 0.0235

RGB percentages1.6%, 0%, 2.4%

HSLhsl(280, 100%, 1.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280, 100%, 2.4%)

CMYK33.3%, 100%, 0%, 97.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer262,150

CSS custom property--colour: #040006;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00039WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.84:1

Contrast with white20.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#010101

Inverted#FBFFF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#000106no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#000106no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#040102no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text20.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 2.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.8 Dim grey · ΔE 44.1 Gray · ΔE 53.3 Slate grey · ΔE 53.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 55.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 2.7, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#020600

Analogous#010006, #060005

Triadic#060400, #000604

Split complementary#050600, #000601

Tetradic#060100, #020600, #000506

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8C00D2

Lighter +30%#6A009F

Lighter +20%#48006C

Lighter +10%#260039

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#040006

Less saturated −25%#040105

Channel breakdown

Red4 (1.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue6 (2.4%)

Hue280°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness1.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 04 · G 00 · B 06

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