Colour

#050208

#050208
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#050208 is a violet with RGB values 5, 2, 8 and HSL 270°, 60%, 2%. 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

#050208#050208

HEX#050208

RGBrgb(5, 2, 8)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0078, 0.0314

RGB percentages2%, 0.8%, 3.1%

HSLhsl(270, 60%, 2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 75%, 3.1%)

CMYK37.5%, 75%, 0%, 96.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer328,200

CSS custom property--colour: #050208;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness4.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.62:1

Contrast with white20.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#030303

Inverted#FAFDF7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#010308no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#020308no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#050304no 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 text20.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 2.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.3 Dim grey · ΔE 43.6 Gray · ΔE 52.8 Slate grey · ΔE 52.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 55.7

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#050802

Analogous#020208, #080208

Triadic#080502, #020805

Split complementary#080802, #020802

Tetradic#080202, #050802, #020808

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6B2BAB

Lighter +30%#522182

Lighter +20%#38165A

Lighter +10%#1F0C31

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#050109

Less saturated −25%#050307

Channel breakdown

Red5 (2%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue8 (3.1%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)60%

Lightness1.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 02 · B 08

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