What color is #090332?

#090332 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Midnight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #090332?

The RGB value is 9, 3, 50: 9 red, 3 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #090332?

The complementary color is #2C3203, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #090332?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#090332 color

#090332 rgb(9, 3, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #090332 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 1.2% green and 19.6% blue (9, 3, 50).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 89% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 94% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Midnight (#03012D), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.61:1).

#090332 color codes

HEX	`#090332`
RGB	`rgb(9, 3, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 1.2%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 89%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 94%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 94%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.19, 15.76, -27.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.19, 31.81, 299.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.721, 0.353, 3.047)`
Decimal	`590642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #090332, 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 #090332	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#090332 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #090332 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #090332; }
.text { color: #090332; }
.border { border: 2px solid #090332; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 3 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #090332, #210332); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #090332?: #090332 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Midnight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #090332?: The RGB value is 9, 3, 50: 9 red, 3 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #090332?: The complementary color is #2C3203, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #090332?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.