Palettes / Colors / #0959AE

#0959AE — Vivid Blue

#0959AE 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 #0959AE 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.

#0959AE 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 #AE5F09; it also sits naturally between #09ACAE and #0C09AE. 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 68%

Cyan 95% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 0% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #0959AE

.text { color: #0959AE; }
.background { background-color: #0959AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #0959AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(9, 89, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(211, 90%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #0959AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(9, 89, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #0959AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(9, 89, 174, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AE5F09:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #0959AE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #0959AE

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 #0959AE 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 #0959AE 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

← #0959AD  ·  #0959AF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #0959AE?

#0959AE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 9, 89, 174). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #0959AE?

#0959AE is RGB 9, 89, 174 — HSL 211°, 90%, 36% — CMYK 95%, 49%, 0%, 32%.

What colors go with #0959AE?

Its complement is #AE5F09; analogous partners are #09ACAE and #0C09AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #0959AE for text?

White text on #0959AE has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.05:1.