Recognised as Colour
#090398
- #090398
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#090398 is a blue with RGB values 9, 3, 152 and HSL 242°, 96%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#090398#090398
HEX#090398
RGBrgb(9, 3, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.0118, 0.5961
RGB percentages3.5%, 1.2%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(242.4, 96.1%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.4, 98%, 59.6%)
CMYK94.1%, 98%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer590,744
CSS custom property--colour: #090398;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.21:1
Contrast with white14.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F
Inverted#F6FC67
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#929803
Analogous#034898, #530398
Triadic#980903, #039809
Split complementary#985303, #489803
Tetradic#980348, #929803, #039853
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R9
G3
B152
Red9 (3.5%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue242.42°
Saturation (HSL)96.13%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 03 · B 98
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