#091238#091238

#091238 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 20.3% C 0.075 H 268.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#091238
RGB	rgb(9, 18, 56)
HSL	hsl(229, 72%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(229, 84%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.9%, 67.9%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.01, 11.91, -25.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.01, 28.50, 294.70°)
OKLab	oklab(20.26% -0.0018 -0.0749)
OKLCH	oklch(20.26% 0.075 268.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.0425, 0.7761, 3.8355)
Luminance	0.0078 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 3.81

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#091238 #382F09

analogous

#092938 #091238 #180938

triadic

#091238 #380912 #123809

tetradic

#091238 #380929 #382F09 #093818

square

#091238 #380929 #382F09 #093818

split-complementary

#091238 #381809 #293809

monochromatic

#04081A #04081A #091238 #11236D #1A34A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.18

#091238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.16

#091238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #091238

18.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##091238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##091238	1.00	18.18	1.16	18.18
#FFFFFF	18.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001839

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001337

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#001B22

Achromatopsia (no color)

#161616

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #091238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(9, 18, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.3% 0.075 268.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#504f6f',
    500: '#091238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #091238;
$custom-light: #504f6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#091238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 9,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.511,
    "s": 72.308,
    "l": 12.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2026,
    "c": 0.07491,
    "h": 268.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.00776
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#091238

secondary

#766727

accent

#CC39EF

background

#F4F4F6

surface

#E7E7EC

border

#C3C3C7

text

#020207

muted

#78787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #091238

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

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