Recognised as Colour
#090099
- #090099
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#090099 is a blue with RGB values 9, 0, 153 and HSL 244°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#090099#090099
HEX#090099
RGBrgb(9, 0, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0, 0.6
RGB percentages3.5%, 0%, 60%
HSLhsl(243.5, 100%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.5, 100%, 60%)
CMYK94.1%, 100%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer589,977
CSS custom property--colour: #090099;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02358WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.27:1
Contrast with white14.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0D0D0D
Inverted#F6FF66
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#909900
Analogous#004499, #550099
Triadic#990900, #009909
Split complementary#995500, #449900
Tetradic#990044, #909900, #009955
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R9
G0
B153
Red9 (3.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue243.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 00 · B 99
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