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#09213E Color

#09213E is rgb(9, 33, 62) in RGB, hsl(213, 75%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(85%, 47%, 0%, 76%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Navy (#0B1F3A), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.71. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#09213E
HEX#09213E
RGBrgb(9, 33, 62)
HSLhsl(213, 75%, 14%)
HSVhsv(213, 85%, 24%)
CMYKcmyk(85%, 47%, 0%, 76%)
OKLCHoklch(24.7% 0.063 255)
LABlab(12.24% 0.07 -21.66)
LCHlch(12.24% 21.66 270.20)

What #09213E 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 #09213E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#09213E Channel Values

How #09213E 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 33 · B 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 213° · S 75% · L 14%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 213° · S 85% · V 24%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 85% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 76%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance16.17:1 vs white · 1.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #09213E 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 text16.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #09213E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #09213E; 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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Tints & Shades of #09213E

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #09213E.

How #09213E 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#09213E
Protanopia#1E1E3E
Protanomaly#181F3E
Deuteranopia#1B1B3E
Deuteranomaly#151E3E
Tritanopia#002626
Tritanomaly#012431
Achromatopsia#212121

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Using #09213E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-09213e: #09213E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #09213E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-09213e': '#09213E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.035, green: 0.129, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_09213e">#09213E</color>
SVG fillfill="#09213E"

More Blue Colors

#09213E sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#09213E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #09213E?

#09213E is a darkest blue — rgb(9, 33, 62) in RGB and hsl(213, 75%, 14%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Navy (#0B1F3A), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.71.

What is the RGB value of #09213E?

#09213E is rgb(9, 33, 62) — red 9, green 33, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #09213E?

#09213E converts to approximately cmyk(85%, 47%, 0%, 76%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #09213E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #09213E scores 16.17:1 against white and 1.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #09213E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #09213E 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 24.88, which is visibly different.

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