#090021#090021

#090021 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.002; OKLCH L 12.9% C 0.073 H 290.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 20.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#090021
RGB	rgb(9, 0, 33)
HSL	hsl(256, 100%, 6%)
HSV	hsv(256, 100%, 13%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.7%, 100%, 0%, 87.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(1.52, 9.32, -17.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(1.52, 19.57, 298.44°)
OKLab	oklab(12.86% 0.0254 -0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(12.86% 0.073 290.5)
XYZ	xyz(0.3871, 0.1679, 1.4506)
Luminance	0.0017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#090021 #182100

analogous

#000821 #090021 #1A0021

triadic

#090021 #210900 #002109

tetradic

#090021 #210008 #182100 #00211A

square

#090021 #210008 #182100 #00211A

split-complementary

#090021 #211A00 #082100

monochromatic

#08001F #08001F #090021 #1A005E #2A009B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

20.32

#090021 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.03

#090021 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #090021

20.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##090021	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##090021	1.00	20.32	1.03	20.32
#FFFFFF	20.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	20.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000622

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000520

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#02070F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#060606

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #090021;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(9, 0, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(12.9% 0.073 290.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4a475c',
    500: '#090021',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #090021;
$custom-light: #4a475c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#090021",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 9,
    "g": 0,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.364,
    "s": 100,
    "l": 6.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.12864,
    "c": 0.07257,
    "h": 290.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.00168
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#090021

secondary

#526A13

accent

#FF29C5

background

#F4F3F5

surface

#E7E5E9

border

#C3C1C5

text

#010004

muted

#777779

Preview Lab

Preview with #090021

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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