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Recognised as Colour

#050106

  • #050106
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#050106 is a violet with RGB values 5, 1, 6 and HSL 288°, 71%, 1%. 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

#050106#050106
HEX#050106
RGBrgb(5, 1, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0039, 0.0235
RGB percentages2%, 0.4%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(288, 71.4%, 1.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288, 83.3%, 2.4%)
CMYK16.7%, 83.3%, 0%, 97.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer327,942
CSS custom property--colour: #050106;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness3.5 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#FAFEF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#010206no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#010206no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#050103no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.2 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 2.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.5Dim grey · ΔE 43.9Gray · ΔE 53Slate grey · ΔE 53.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 56.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 2.39, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#020601
Analogous#020106, #060105
Triadic#060501, #010605
Split complementary#050601, #010602
Tetradic#060301, #020601, #010506

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#971EB5
Lighter +30%#721789
Lighter +20%#4E105D
Lighter +10%#290832
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#060007
Less saturated −25%#040205

Channel breakdown

R5
G1
B6
Red5 (2%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue288°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness1.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 01 · B 06

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