Recognised as Colour

#050406

#050406
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#050406 is a violet with RGB values 5, 4, 6 and HSL 270°, 20%, 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

#050406#050406

HEX#050406

RGBrgb(5, 4, 6)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0157, 0.0235

RGB percentages2%, 1.6%, 2.4%

HSLhsl(270, 20%, 2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 33.3%, 2.4%)

CMYK16.7%, 33.3%, 0%, 97.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer328,710

CSS custom property--colour: #050406;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness4.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.46:1

Contrast with white20.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#040404

Inverted#FAFBF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#040406no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#040406no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.3 from the original

Tritanopia#050405no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text20.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 1.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.6 Dim grey · ΔE 43.2 Gray · ΔE 52.4 Slate grey · ΔE 52.7 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 55.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 1.47, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#050604

Analogous#040406, #060406

Triadic#060504, #040605

Split complementary#060604, #040604

Tetradic#060404, #050604, #040606

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6B5680

Lighter +30%#524162

Lighter +20%#382D43

Lighter +10%#1F1825

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#050307

Less saturated −25%#050505

Channel breakdown

Red5 (2%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue6 (2.4%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)20%

Lightness1.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 04 · B 06

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