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Recognised as Colour

#080709

  • #080709
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#080709 is a violet with RGB values 8, 7, 9 and HSL 270°, 13%, 3%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#080709#080709
HEX#080709
RGBrgb(8, 7, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.0275, 0.0353
RGB percentages3.1%, 2.7%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(270, 12.5%, 3.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 22.2%, 3.5%)
CMYK11.1%, 22.2%, 0%, 96.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer526,089
CSS custom property--colour: #080709;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness7.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.1:1
Contrast with white20.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#070707
Inverted#F7F8F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#070709no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#070709no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.3 from the original
Tritanopia#080708no 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 text20.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 2.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.9Dim grey · ΔE 42.4Gray · ΔE 51.6Slate grey · ΔE 51.8Dark olivegreen · ΔE 54.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 2.19, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#080907
Analogous#070709, #090709
Triadic#090807, #070908
Split complementary#090907, #070907
Tetradic#090707, #080907, #070909

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6E607C
Lighter +30%#554A5F
Lighter +20%#3B3442
Lighter +10%#221D26
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#08050B
Less saturated −25%#080808

Channel breakdown

R8
G7
B9
Red8 (3.1%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)12.5%
Lightness3.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 07 · B 09

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