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Recognised as Colour

#14123B

  • #14123B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#14123B is a blue with RGB values 20, 18, 59 and HSL 243°, 53%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#14123B#14123B
HEX#14123B
RGBrgb(20, 18, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.0706, 0.2314
RGB percentages7.8%, 7.1%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(242.9, 53.2%, 15.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.9, 69.5%, 23.1%)
CMYK66.1%, 69.5%, 0%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,315,387
CSS custom property--colour: #14123B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness26.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.81:1
Contrast with white17.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#EBEDC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00193Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#00163Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#021C24no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 29.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.6Black · ΔE 31.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 42.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 42.4Indigo · ΔE 46.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 29.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#393B12
Analogous#12243B, #29123B
Triadic#3B1412, #123B14
Split complementary#3B2912, #253B12
Tetradic#3B1224, #393B12, #123B29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5550C9
Lighter +30%#3C36B0
Lighter +20%#2E2A89
Lighter +10%#211E62
Darker −10%#070614
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0B0845
Less saturated −25%#1D1C31

Channel breakdown

R20
G18
B59
Red20 (7.8%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue242.93°
Saturation (HSL)53.25%
Lightness15.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 12 · B 3B

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