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Recognised as Colour

#140B36

  • #140B36
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#140B36 is a blue with RGB values 20, 11, 54 and HSL 253°, 66%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#140B36#140B36
HEX#140B36
RGBrgb(20, 11, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.0431, 0.2118
RGB percentages7.8%, 4.3%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(252.6, 66.2%, 12.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.6, 79.6%, 21.2%)
CMYK63%, 79.6%, 0%, 78.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,313,590
CSS custom property--colour: #140B36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness22.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.57:1
Contrast with white18.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#101010
Inverted#EBF4C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001437no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#001235no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#06161Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 29Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.7Black · ΔE 32.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 42.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 44.9Indigo · ΔE 45.8
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 29.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D360B
Analogous#0B1836, #290B36
Triadic#36140B, #0B3614
Split complementary#36290B, #18360B
Tetradic#360B18, #2D360B, #0B3629

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5837D6
Lighter +30%#4325B5
Lighter +20%#331C8B
Lighter +10%#241460
Darker −10%#04020C
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0F033E
Less saturated −25%#19132E

Channel breakdown

R20
G11
B54
Red20 (7.8%)
Green11 (4.3%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue252.56°
Saturation (HSL)66.15%
Lightness12.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 0B · B 36

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