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Recognised as Colour

#140F4D

  • #140F4D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#140F4D is a blue with RGB values 20, 15, 77 and HSL 245°, 67%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#140F4D#140F4D
HEX#140F4D
RGBrgb(20, 15, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.0588, 0.302
RGB percentages7.8%, 5.9%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(244.8, 67.4%, 18%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.8, 80.5%, 30.2%)
CMYK74%, 80.5%, 0%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,314,637
CSS custom property--colour: #140F4D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01026WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness30.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.42:1
Contrast with white17.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#EBF0B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001C4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#00174Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00212Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 15.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.6Indigo · ΔE 33.5Navy · ΔE 36.1Purple · ΔE 40
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 15.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#484D0F
Analogous#0F294D, #330F4D
Triadic#4D140F, #0F4D14
Split complementary#4D330F, #294D0F
Tetradic#4D0F29, #484D0F, #0F4D33

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#584CDC
Lighter +30%#3528CD
Lighter +20%#2A20A2
Lighter +10%#1F1778
Darker −10%#090722
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0A0459
Less saturated −25%#1E1B42

Channel breakdown

R20
G15
B77
Red20 (7.8%)
Green15 (5.9%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue244.84°
Saturation (HSL)67.39%
Lightness18.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 0F · B 4D

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