Recognised as Colour
#090699
- #090699
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#090699 is a blue with RGB values 9, 6, 153 and HSL 241°, 92%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#090699#090699
HEX#090699
RGBrgb(9, 6, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.0235, 0.6
RGB percentages3.5%, 2.4%, 60%
HSLhsl(241.2, 92.5%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.2, 96.1%, 60%)
CMYK94.1%, 96.1%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer591,513
CSS custom property--colour: #090699;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.02:1
Contrast with white14.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#111111
Inverted#F6F966
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#969906
Analogous#064D99, #520699
Triadic#990906, #069909
Split complementary#995206, #4D9906
Tetradic#99064D, #969906, #069952
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R9
G6
B153
Red9 (3.5%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue241.22°
Saturation (HSL)92.45%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 06 · B 99
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