Recognised as Colour

#040109

#040109
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#040109 is a violet with RGB values 4, 1, 9 and HSL 263°, 80%, 2%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#040109#040109

HEX#040109

RGBrgb(4, 1, 9)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.0039, 0.0353

RGB percentages1.6%, 0.4%, 3.5%

HSLhsl(262.5, 80%, 2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 88.9%, 3.5%)

CMYK55.6%, 88.9%, 0%, 96.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer262,409

CSS custom property--colour: #040109;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness3.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.72:1

Contrast with white20.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#020202

Inverted#FBFEF6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#000209no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#000209no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#030203no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text20.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 3.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.6 Dim grey · ΔE 43.9 Slate grey · ΔE 53 Gray · ΔE 53.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 55.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 3.4, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#060901

Analogous#010209, #080109

Triadic#090401, #010904

Split complementary#090801, #020901

Tetradic#090102, #060901, #010908

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5615C1

Lighter +30%#411093

Lighter +20%#2D0B65

Lighter +10%#180637

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#04000A

Less saturated −25%#040208

Channel breakdown

Red4 (1.6%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue9 (3.5%)

Hue262.5°

Saturation (HSL)80%

Lightness1.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 04 · G 01 · B 09

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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