Information about #09011C color

#09011C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#09011C falls into the Violet Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(9, 1, 28) — 3.5% red, 0.4% green, 11% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 11 / 0 / 89. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #09011C reads as a intensely saturated blue-purple violet and keeps to the darkest edge of the palette. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Very Deep Violet (#0E001D). Slightly further away sit Very Deep Blue (#00001D) and Onyx Violet (#0B0010).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(9, 1, 28)), which gives #09011C its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #09011C: 20.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.0:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:89) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #09011C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#09011C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#09011C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #09011C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#09011C
  • RGB9, 1, 28
  • CMYK7, 11, 0, 89
  • CSSrgb(9, 1, 28)
  • HSL258°, 93%, 6%
  • HSL Precise257.778°, 93.103%, 5.686%
  • HSV258°, 96%, 11%
  • HSB258°, 96%, 11%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.035
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.035, 0.004, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.035, 0.004, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.035, 0.004, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB3.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID09011C
  • DECIMAL ID590108
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01