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#09253E Color

#09253E is rgb(9, 37, 62) in RGB, hsl(208, 75%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(85%, 40%, 0%, 76%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Navy (#0B1F3A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#09253E
HEX#09253E
RGBrgb(9, 37, 62)
HSLhsl(208, 75%, 14%)
HSVhsv(208, 85%, 24%)
CMYKcmyk(85%, 40%, 0%, 76%)
OKLCHoklch(25.8% 0.058 249)
LABlab(13.70% -2.64 -19.35)
LCHlch(13.70% 19.53 262.22)

What #09253E 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 #09253E, 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.

#09253E Channel Values

How #09253E 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 37 · B 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 208° · S 75% · L 14%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 208° · S 85% · V 24%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 85% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 76%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.6:1 vs white · 1.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #09253E 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 text15.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #09253E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #09253E; 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 #09253E

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 #09253E.

How #09253E 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#09253E
Protanopia#22223E
Protanomaly#1A233E
Deuteranopia#1E1E3E
Deuteranomaly#18213E
Tritanopia#002929
Tritanomaly#022733
Achromatopsia#242424

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #09253E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-09253e: #09253E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #09253E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-09253e': '#09253E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.035, green: 0.145, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_09253e">#09253E</color>
SVG fillfill="#09253E"

More Blue Colors

#09253E sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#09253E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #09253E?

#09253E is a darkest blue — rgb(9, 37, 62) in RGB and hsl(208, 75%, 14%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Navy (#0B1F3A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.93.

What is the RGB value of #09253E?

#09253E is rgb(9, 37, 62) — red 9, green 37, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #09253E?

#09253E converts to approximately cmyk(85%, 40%, 0%, 76%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #09253E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #09253E scores 15.6:1 against white and 1.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #09253E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #09253E 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 23.86, which is visibly different.

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