Licorice Color
Licorice is a blue color with hex code #092256. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with licorice, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Licorice Color Values
What Does Licorice Mean?
Licorice belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Being on the dark side, Licorice adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Licorice is classified as a blue (nearest centroid: deep purplish blue, #272458). It is also known as Downriver.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Licorice
Licorice and #583F09 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #094958 and #180958, which sit beside licorice on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair licorice with triadic partners #580922 and #225809. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
CSS Examples
.text { color: #092256; }
.background { background-color: #092256; }
.border { border: 2px solid #092256; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #09225640; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for licorice?
Licorice has the hex code #092256. In RGB notation it is rgb(9, 34, 86), in HSL it is hsl(221, 81%, 19%), and its OKLCH value is 0.27, 0.099, 262.5.
What does the color licorice mean?
Blue-family colors like licorice carry distinct psychological associations. Licorice belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Being on the dark side, Licorice adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with licorice?
Licorice has three easy routes: its complement #583F09 for punch, its neighbors #094958 and #180958 for something calmer, or triadic partners #580922 and #225809 when you want energy.
Is licorice a standard web color?
No — Licorice is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #092256 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make licorice lighter or darker?
To lighten licorice, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #C3D4F9 (lightest tint) to #01050E (darkest shade).
About Licorice
Licorice is classified as a Blue in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has alternative names including Downriver. The color is recognized by Resene, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #092256 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.