Indigo Dye (#091F92)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 12.94:1 — vs black: 1.62:1

Color values

  • HEX #091F92
  • RGB rgb(9, 31, 146)
  • HSL hsl(230, 93%, 57%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 93.84, 78.77, 0, 42.75 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #091F92 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Indigo Dye
#091F92 Base
#927C09
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Indigo Dye
#091F92 Base
#096492
#380992
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Indigo Dye
#091F92 Base
#92091F
#1F9209
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Indigo Dye
#091F92 Base
#923809
#649209
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Indigo Dye
#091F92 Base
#920964
#927C09
#099238
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Indigo Dye
#091F92 Base
#010518
#05104A
#07176C
#0B27B8
#0D2EDA
#415DF3
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Indigo Dye, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#010518
#030A30
#040F49
#061561
#071A7A
Indigo Dye #091F92 Base
#0D2CD0
#2D4CF2
#6B81F6
#A9B6FA
#E7EBFE
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #091F92. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #091F92;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #091F92;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #091F92;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #091F92,
        #F8D72C
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #091F92,
        #F8D72C
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$indigo-dye: #091F92;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$indigo-dye-r: 9;
$indigo-dye-g: 31;
$indigo-dye-b: 146;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $indigo-dye;
    color: rgba($indigo-dye-r, $indigo-dye-g, $indigo-dye-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Indigo Dye appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #091F92 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #1A1A92 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #1D1D92 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #003E3E Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #313131 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Indigo Dye ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Indigo Dye #091F92 Base
Imperial Blue #002395 ΔE 1.16
Resolution Blue #002387 ΔE 2.35
Blue (Pantone) #0018A8 ΔE 3.35
Phthalo Blue #000F89 ΔE 3.52

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.