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#090320 Color

#090320 is rgb(9, 3, 32) in RGB, hsl(252, 83%, 7%) in HSL, and about cmyk(72%, 91%, 0%, 87%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Navy (#0B1F3A), visibly different at ΔE 12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#090320
HEX#090320
RGBrgb(9, 3, 32)
HSLhsl(252, 83%, 7%)
HSVhsv(252, 91%, 13%)
CMYKcmyk(72%, 91%, 0%, 87%)
OKLCHoklch(13.8% 0.062 287.7)
LABlab(1.93% 6.25 -15.69)
LCHlch(1.93% 16.89 291.73)

What #090320 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #090320, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#090320 Channel Values

How #090320 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 9 · G 3 · B 328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 83% · L 7%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 91% · V 13%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 72% · M 91% · Y 0% · K 87%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance20.09:1 vs white · 1.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #090320 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text20.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #090320 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #090320

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #090320; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #090320

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #090320.

How #090320 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#090320
Protanopia#040420
Protanomaly#060420
Deuteranopia#050520
Deuteranomaly#070420
Tritanopia#030909
Tritanomaly#060615
Achromatopsia#070707

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #090320 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-090320: #090320;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #090320;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-090320': '#090320' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.035, green: 0.012, blue: 0.125)
Android XML<color name="color_090320">#090320</color>
SVG fillfill="#090320"

More Blue Colors

#090320 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#090320 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #090320?

#090320 is a darkest blue — rgb(9, 3, 32) in RGB and hsl(252, 83%, 7%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Navy (#0B1F3A), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.

What is the RGB value of #090320?

#090320 is rgb(9, 3, 32) — red 9, green 3, and blue 32 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #090320?

#090320 converts to approximately cmyk(72%, 91%, 0%, 87%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #090320 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #090320 scores 20.09:1 against white and 1.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #090320 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #090320 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 17, which is visibly different.

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