Recognised as Colour

#060109

#060109
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#060109 is a violet with RGB values 6, 1, 9 and HSL 278°, 80%, 2%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#060109

RGBrgb(6, 1, 9)

RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.0039, 0.0353

RGB percentages2.4%, 0.4%, 3.5%

HSLhsl(277.5, 80%, 2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.5, 88.9%, 3.5%)

CMYK33.3%, 88.9%, 0%, 96.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer393,481

CSS custom property--colour: #060109;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness4.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.67:1

Contrast with white20.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#030303

Inverted#F9FEF6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#000209no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#010309no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#060203no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text20.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 3.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.7 Dim grey · ΔE 43.8 Slate grey · ΔE 52.9 Gray · ΔE 53 Dark slateblue · ΔE 55

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 3.6, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#040901

Analogous#020109, #090108

Triadic#090601, #010906

Split complementary#080901, #010902

Tetradic#090201, #040901, #010809

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8015C1

Lighter +30%#621093

Lighter +20%#430B65

Lighter +10%#250637

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#06000A

Less saturated −25%#060208

Channel breakdown

Red6 (2.4%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue9 (3.5%)

Hue277.5°

Saturation (HSL)80%

Lightness1.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 06 · G 01 · B 09

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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