#090838#090838

#090838 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.005; OKLCH L 18.1% C 0.089 H 273.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#090838
RGB	rgb(9, 8, 56)
HSL	hsl(241, 75%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(241, 86%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.9%, 85.7%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(4.67, 17.19, -29.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(4.67, 34.29, 300.08°)
OKLab	oklab(18.14% 0.0061 -0.0889)
OKLCH	oklch(18.14% 0.089 273.9)
XYZ	xyz(0.9131, 0.5172, 3.7923)
Luminance	0.0052 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#090838 #373808

analogous

#081F38 #090838 #210838

triadic

#090838 #380908 #083809

tetradic

#090838 #38081F #373808 #083821

square

#090838 #38081F #373808 #083821

split-complementary

#090838 #382108 #1F3808

monochromatic

#04041B #04041B #090838 #12106E #1A17A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.03

#090838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.10

#090838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #090838

19.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##090838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##090838	1.00	19.03	1.10	19.03
#FFFFFF	19.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001239

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000E37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00161F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#101010

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #090838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(9, 8, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(18.1% 0.089 273.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#50496f',
    500: '#090838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #090838;
$custom-light: #50496f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#090838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 9,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.25,
    "s": 75,
    "l": 12.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.18139,
    "c": 0.08909,
    "h": 273.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.00517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#090838

secondary

#757725

accent

#F236EE

background

#F4F4F6

surface

#E7E7EC

border

#C3C3C7

text

#020107

muted

#78777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #090838

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

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