Information about #09172B color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #09172B reads as a vivid, lively azure and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Ornella Blue (#021224). Slightly further away sit I am Core Group International (#151529) and COSMIC ACE (#0B1021).
In RGB terms — rgb(9, 23, 43) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #09172B: 18.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:83), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #09172B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#09172B color variations
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#09172B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#09172B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#09172B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#09172B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#09172B 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #09172B color
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Nearest named colors to #09172B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#021224
#151529
#0B1021
#17182B
#112331
#11171D
#181B26
#111D1D
#001D1D
#03163C
#012731
#000E1D
#09172B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#09172B
- RGB9, 23, 43
- CMYK13, 8, 0, 83
- CSSrgb(9, 23, 43)
- HSL215°, 65%, 10%
- HSL Precise215.294°, 65.385%, 10.196%
- HSV215°, 79%, 17%
- HSB215°, 79%, 17%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.035
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
- GLSLvec3(0.035, 0.090, 0.169)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.035, 0.090, 0.169, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.035, 0.090, 0.169)
- Percentage of Red in RGB3.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID09172B
- DECIMAL ID595755
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
