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Recognised as Colour

#14235C

  • #14235C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#14235C is a blue with RGB values 20, 35, 92 and HSL 228°, 64%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#14235C#14235C
HEX#14235C
RGBrgb(20, 35, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.1373, 0.3608
RGB percentages7.8%, 13.7%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(227.5, 64.3%, 22%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.5, 78.3%, 36.1%)
CMYK78.3%, 62%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,319,772
CSS custom property--colour: #14235C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.74:1
Contrast with white14.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#EBDCA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002B5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#00255Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00313Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.6Midnight blue · ΔE 20.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.3Indigo · ΔE 39.6Slate blue · ΔE 41.4Steel blue · ΔE 41.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C4D14
Analogous#14475C, #29145C
Triadic#5C1423, #235C14
Split complementary#5C2914, #475C14
Tetradic#5C1447, #5C4D14, #145C29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#607ADC
Lighter +30%#3657D3
Lighter +20%#2643B0
Lighter +10%#1D3386
Darker −10%#0B1332
Darker −20%#020308
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#061B6A
Less saturated −25%#222B4E

Channel breakdown

R20
G35
B92
Red20 (7.8%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue227.5°
Saturation (HSL)64.29%
Lightness21.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 23 · B 5C

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