Palettes / Colors / #0959AA

#0959AA — Vivid Blue

#0959AA is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: teal (#008080) — not an exact match. CSS teal gives you #008080, a different color; use #0959AA 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.

#0959AA 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 #AA5909; it also sits naturally between #09AAAA and #0909AA. 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 35% · Blue 67%

Cyan 95% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #0959AA

.text { color: #0959AA; }
.background { background-color: #0959AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #0959AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(9, 89, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 90%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #0959AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(9, 89, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #0959AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(9, 89, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#0959AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#0959AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AA5909:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #0959AA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #0959AA

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 #0959AA 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 #0959AA 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

← #0959A9  ·  #0959AB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #0959AA?

#0959AA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 9, 89, 170). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #0959AA?

#0959AA is RGB 9, 89, 170 — HSL 210°, 90%, 35% — CMYK 95%, 48%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #0959AA?

Its complement is #AA5909; analogous partners are #09AAAA and #0909AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #0959AA for text?

White text on #0959AA has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.02:1.