What color is #090946?

#090946 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Silent Twilight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #090946?

The RGB value is 9, 9, 70: 9 red, 9 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #090946?

The complementary color is #464609, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #090946?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#090946 color

#090946 rgb(9, 9, 70)

Shades of black

The hex color #090946 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 3.5% green and 27.5% blue (9, 9, 70).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 77% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 87% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Silent Twilight (#0F084B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.44:1).

#090946 color codes

HEX	`#090946`
RGB	`rgb(9, 9, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 3.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 77%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 87%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 87%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.28, 24, -37.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.28, 44.17, 302.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.315, 0.696, 5.858)`
Decimal	`592198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #090946, 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 #090946	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#090946 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #090946 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #090946; }
.text { color: #090946; }
.border { border: 2px solid #090946; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 9 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #090946, #280946); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #090946?: #090946 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Silent Twilight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #090946?: The RGB value is 9, 9, 70: 9 red, 9 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #090946?: The complementary color is #464609, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #090946?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.