Recognised as Colour

#090827

#090827
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#090827 is a blue with RGB values 9, 8, 39 and HSL 242°, 66%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#090827#090827

HEX#090827

RGBrgb(9, 8, 39)

RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.0314, 0.1529

RGB percentages3.5%, 3.1%, 15.3%

HSLhsl(241.9, 66%, 9.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.9, 79.5%, 15.3%)

CMYK76.9%, 79.5%, 0%, 84.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer591,911

CSS custom property--colour: #090827;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00378WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness15.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.52:1

Contrast with white19.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0A0A0A

Inverted#F6F7D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#000E28no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#000B26no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#001016no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text19.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21 Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 40 Midnight blue · ΔE 40.4 Dim grey · ΔE 46 Slate grey · ΔE 51.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#262708

Analogous#081627, #190827

Triadic#270908, #082709

Split complementary#271908, #172708

Tetradic#270816, #262708, #082718

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#302BD0

Lighter +30%#2622A6

Lighter +20%#1D197C

Lighter +10%#131151

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#04022D

Less saturated −25%#0E0E21

Channel breakdown

B39

Red9 (3.5%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue39 (15.3%)

Hue241.94°

Saturation (HSL)65.96%

Lightness9.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 09 · G 08 · B 27

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