Colour

#14142C

#14142C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#14142C is a blue with RGB values 20, 20, 44 and HSL 240°, 38%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#14142C

RGBrgb(20, 20, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.0784, 0.1725

RGB percentages7.8%, 7.8%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(240, 37.5%, 12.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 54.5%, 17.3%)

CMYK54.5%, 54.5%, 0%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,315,884

CSS custom property--colour: #14142C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness24 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.01:1

Contrast with white18.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#161616

Inverted#EBEBD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0B172Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#09162Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#0C191Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 39.2 Dim grey · ΔE 41.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 41.8 Slate grey · ΔE 46.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2C2C14

Analogous#14202C, #20142C

Triadic#2C1414, #142C14

Split complementary#2C2014, #202C14

Tetradic#2C1420, #2C2C14, #142C20

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#5959B3

Lighter +30%#444495

Lighter +20%#343472

Lighter +10%#24244F

Darker −10%#040409

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0C0C34

Less saturated −25%#1C1C24

Channel breakdown

R20

G20

B44

Red20 (7.8%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)37.5%

Lightness12.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 14 · G 14 · B 2C

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