Recognised as Colour
#090589
- #090589
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#090589 is a blue with RGB values 9, 5, 137 and HSL 242°, 93%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#090589#090589
HEX#090589
RGBrgb(9, 5, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.0196, 0.5373
RGB percentages3.5%, 2%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(241.8, 93%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.8, 96.4%, 53.7%)
CMYK93.4%, 96.4%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer591,241
CSS custom property--colour: #090589;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.06:1
Contrast with white15.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F
Inverted#F6FA76
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#858905
Analogous#054389, #4B0589
Triadic#890905, #058909
Split complementary#894B05, #438905
Tetradic#890543, #858905, #05894B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R9
G5
B137
Red9 (3.5%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue241.82°
Saturation (HSL)92.96%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 05 · B 89
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