Colour

#050609

#050609
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#050609 is a blue with RGB values 5, 6, 9 and HSL 225°, 29%, 3%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#050609#050609

HEX#050609

RGBrgb(5, 6, 9)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0235, 0.0353

RGB percentages2%, 2.4%, 3.5%

HSLhsl(225, 28.6%, 2.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 44.4%, 3.5%)

CMYK44.4%, 33.3%, 0%, 96.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer329,225

CSS custom property--colour: #050609;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness6.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.26:1

Contrast with white20.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#060606

Inverted#FAF9F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#050609no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#050609no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#040707no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text20.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 2.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32 Dim grey · ΔE 42.8 Gray · ΔE 52 Slate grey · ΔE 52.1 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 55

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 2.06, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#090805

Analogous#050809, #060509

Triadic#090506, #060905

Split complementary#090605, #080905

Tetradic#090508, #090805, #050906

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#4E5D8C

Lighter +30%#3C486B

Lighter +20%#29324B

Lighter +10%#171C2A

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#03050B

Less saturated −25%#070707

Channel breakdown

Red5 (2%)

Green6 (2.4%)

Blue9 (3.5%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)28.57%

Lightness2.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 06 · B 09

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