Recognised as Colour

#14172A

#14172A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#14172A is a blue with RGB values 20, 23, 42 and HSL 232°, 35%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#14172A#14172A

HEX#14172A

RGBrgb(20, 23, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.0902, 0.1647

RGB percentages7.8%, 9%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(231.8, 35.5%, 12.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 52.4%, 16.5%)

CMYK52.4%, 45.2%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,316,650

CSS custom property--colour: #14172A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness25.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.71:1

Contrast with white17.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#181818

Inverted#EBE8D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#10192Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0F172Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#0D1B1Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.9 Dim grey · ΔE 38.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 42.1 Slate grey · ΔE 45.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 45.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A2714

Analogous#14222A, #1C142A

Triadic#2A1417, #172A14

Split complementary#2A1C14, #222A14

Tetradic#2A1422, #2A2714, #142A1C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5A66B0

Lighter +30%#455092

Lighter +20%#353D6F

Lighter +10%#242A4D

Darker −10%#040407

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0C1132

Less saturated −25%#1C1D22

Channel breakdown

R20

G23

B42

Red20 (7.8%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue231.82°

Saturation (HSL)35.48%

Lightness12.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 14 · G 17 · B 2A

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