#040205

Color #040205

A moderately saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 1.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-950 #0c090c · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#040205

RGB

rgb(4, 2, 5)

HSL

hsl(280, 42.9%, 1.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 60%, 2%)

CMYK

cmyk(20%, 60%, 0%, 98%)

LAB

lab(0.72, 0.94, -0.95)

LCH

lch(0.72, 1.34, 314.7)

OKLCH

oklch(9.5%, 0.0153, 316.06)

HWB

hwb(280, 0.8%, 98%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#030502

Analogous

#030205

#040205

#050205

Triadic

#040205

#050402

#020504

Split-complementary

#040205

#050502

#020503

Tetradic

#040205

#050203

#030502

#020504

Square

#040205

#050302

#030502

#020505

Shades

Color #040205 mixed toward black.

#030204

#030103

#020103

#010102

#010001

Tints

Color #040205 mixed toward white.

#341a41

#64327d

#934bb7

#b787cf

#dbc3e7

Tones

Color #040205 mixed toward gray.

#040205

#040305

#040304

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

20.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.02:1

White text reads better on this background (20.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#030304 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#030304 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#040404 · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#030303 · ΔE 1.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #040205;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#040205]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#040205 (#040205) is rgb(4, 2, 5) in RGB.

No, #040205 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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