What color is #090025?

#090025 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #090025?

The RGB value is 9, 0, 37: 9 red, 0 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #090025?

The complementary color is #1C2500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #090025?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#090025 color

#090025 rgb(9, 0, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #090025 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 0% green and 14.5% blue (9, 0, 37).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Depths (#060929), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.22:1).

#090025 color codes

HEX	`#090025`
RGB	`rgb(9, 0, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 0%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 100%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 100%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.73, 10.83, -20.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.73, 22.77, 298.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.446, 0.192, 1.763)`
Decimal	`589861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #090025, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #090025	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#090025 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #090025 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #090025; }
.text { color: #090025; }
.border { border: 2px solid #090025; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 0 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #090025, #1b0025); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #090025?: #090025 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #090025?: The RGB value is 9, 0, 37: 9 red, 0 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #090025?: The complementary color is #1C2500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #090025?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.