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Recognised as Colour

#14162D

  • #14162D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#14162D is a blue with RGB values 20, 22, 45 and HSL 235°, 38%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#14162D#14162D
HEX#14162D
RGBrgb(20, 22, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.0863, 0.1765
RGB percentages7.8%, 8.6%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(235.2, 38.5%, 12.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.2, 55.6%, 17.6%)
CMYK55.6%, 51.1%, 0%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,316,397
CSS custom property--colour: #14162D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness25.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.76:1
Contrast with white17.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#EBE9D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0D192Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0B172Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0B1B1Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 32Dark slateblue · ΔE 39.6Dim grey · ΔE 40.1Midnight blue · ΔE 42.6Slate grey · ΔE 45.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D2B14
Analogous#14222D, #1F142D
Triadic#2D1416, #162D14
Split complementary#2D1E14, #232D14
Tetradic#2D1422, #2D2B14, #142D1E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5860B5
Lighter +30%#434A97
Lighter +20%#333974
Lighter +10%#242750
Darker −10%#04050A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0C0F35
Less saturated −25%#1C1D25

Channel breakdown

R20
G22
B45
Red20 (7.8%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue235.2°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness12.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 16 · B 2D

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