Recognised as Colour
#050205
- #050205
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#050205 is a magenta with RGB values 5, 2, 5 and HSL 300°, 43%, 1%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#050205#050205
HEX#050205
RGBrgb(5, 2, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0078, 0.0196
RGB percentages2%, 0.8%, 2%
HSLhsl(300, 42.9%, 1.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 60%, 2%)
CMYK0%, 60%, 0%, 98%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer328,197
CSS custom property--colour: #050205;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.00087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness3.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.64:1
Contrast with white20.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#030303
Inverted#FAFDFA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text20.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#020502
Analogous#040205, #050204
Triadic#050502, #020505
Split complementary#040502, #020504
Tetradic#050402, #020502, #020405
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R5
G2
B5
Red5 (2%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness1.37%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 02 · B 05
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