Palettes / Colors / #09166D

#09166D — Deep Vivid Blue

#09166D is a blue color we call Deep Vivid Blue, closest to the named color MidnightBlue (#191970). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: midnightblue (#191970) — not an exact match. CSS midnightblue gives you #191970, a different color; use #09166D when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#09166D is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6D5F09; it also sits naturally between #09486D and #2D096D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 4% · Green 9% · Blue 43%

Cyan 92% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 0% · Key 57%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #09166D

.text { color: #09166D; }
.background { background-color: #09166D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #09166D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(9, 22, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(232, 85%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #09166D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(9, 22, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #09166D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(9, 22, 109, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#09166D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#09166D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6D5F09:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #09166D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #09166D

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #09166D looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #09166D rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #09166C  ·  #09166E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #09166D?

#09166D is Deep Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 9, 22, 109). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #09166D?

#09166D is RGB 9, 22, 109 — HSL 232°, 85%, 23% — CMYK 92%, 80%, 0%, 57%.

What colors go with #09166D?

Its complement is #6D5F09; analogous partners are #09486D and #2D096D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #09166D for text?

White text on #09166D has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.35:1.