Colour

#050109

#050109
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#050109 is a violet with RGB values 5, 1, 9 and HSL 270°, 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

#050109#050109

HEX#050109

RGBrgb(5, 1, 9)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0039, 0.0353

RGB percentages2%, 0.4%, 3.5%

HSLhsl(270, 80%, 2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 88.9%, 3.5%)

CMYK44.4%, 88.9%, 0%, 96.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer327,945

CSS custom property--colour: #050109;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness4.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.69:1

Contrast with white20.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#020202

Inverted#FAFEF6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#000209no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#010209no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#050203no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text20.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 3.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.6 Dim grey · ΔE 43.9 Slate grey · ΔE 52.9 Gray · ΔE 53 Dark slateblue · ΔE 55.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 3.49, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#050901

Analogous#010109, #090109

Triadic#090501, #010905

Split complementary#090901, #010901

Tetradic#090101, #050901, #010909

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6B15C1

Lighter +30%#521093

Lighter +20%#380B65

Lighter +10%#1F0637

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#05000A

Less saturated −25%#050208

Channel breakdown

Red5 (2%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue9 (3.5%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)80%

Lightness1.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 01 · B 09

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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