Recognised as Colour

#050309

#050309
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#050309 is a violet with RGB values 5, 3, 9 and HSL 260°, 50%, 2%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#050309#050309

HEX#050309

RGBrgb(5, 3, 9)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0118, 0.0353

RGB percentages2%, 1.2%, 3.5%

HSLhsl(260, 50%, 2.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260, 66.7%, 3.5%)

CMYK44.4%, 66.7%, 0%, 96.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer328,457

CSS custom property--colour: #050309;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness4.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.52:1

Contrast with white20.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#040404

Inverted#FAFCF6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#020409no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#020409no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#040405no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text20.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 2.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.9 Dim grey · ΔE 43.4 Slate grey · ΔE 52.6 Gray · ΔE 52.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 55.6

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#070903

Analogous#030409, #080309

Triadic#090503, #030905

Split complementary#090803, #040903

Tetradic#090304, #070903, #030908

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5A36A2

Lighter +30%#45297C

Lighter +20%#2F1D55

Lighter +10%#1A102F

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#04010B

Less saturated −25%#060507

Channel breakdown

Red5 (2%)

Green3 (1.2%)

Blue9 (3.5%)

Hue260°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness2.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 03 · B 09

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