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#09496b color: Tanzanite Blue

#09496b is rgb(9, 73, 107) in RGB and oklch(38.621% 0.08251 239.183) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

38.6%
0.083
239°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • sky-900
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.65:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.18:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #09496b

#09496b is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 38.6% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 239°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.65:1 contrast and black text 2.18:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Tanzanite Blue (#114a6b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #09496b mixed with white

  1. 09496b
  2. 285a79
  3. 406b88
  4. 577d96
  5. 6e8ea5
  6. 85a0b4
  7. 9db3c2
  8. b5c5d1
  9. cdd8e0
  10. e6ecf0

Darker: #09496b mixed with black

  1. 09496b
  2. 073e5c
  3. 05344e
  4. 032a3f
  5. 022032
  6. 011725
  7. 010e18
  8. 00060d
  9. 000204
  10. 000000

Calmer: #09496b with less saturation

  1. 09496b
  2. 154967
  3. 1d4863
  4. 244860
  5. 2a485c
  6. 2f4758
  7. 344754
  8. 384650
  9. 3c454c
  10. 404548

Questions about #09496b

What color is #09496b?

#09496b is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Tanzanite Blue. In RGB it is rgb(9, 73, 107), in HSL hsl(200.82, 84.48%, 22.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.621% 0.08251 239.183).

What colors go well with #09496b?

The complementary color of #09496b is #64380d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004f5c and #324170. The triadic partners are #662f43 and #3f4a0d.

Is white or black text more readable on #09496b?

White text reads better on #09496b: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and black gives 2.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #09496b a warm or cool color?

#09496b is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 239 degrees, its lightness 38.6% and its chroma 0.083.