Recognised as Colour

#14294B

#14294B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#14294B is a blue with RGB values 20, 41, 75 and HSL 217°, 58%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#14294B

RGBrgb(20, 41, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.1608, 0.2941

RGB percentages7.8%, 16.1%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(217.1, 57.9%, 18.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 73.3%, 29.4%)

CMYK73.3%, 45.3%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,321,291

CSS custom property--colour: #14294B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness41.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.5:1

Contrast with white14.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#EBD6B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#192C4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#11274Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#003136no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 29.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.6 Dim grey · ΔE 36.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 37.5 Steel blue · ΔE 37.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 29.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B3614

Analogous#14444B, #1B144B

Triadic#4B1429, #294B14

Split complementary#4B1B14, #444B14

Tetradic#4B1444, #4B3614, #144B1B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5887D3

Lighter +30%#346BC4

Lighter +20%#29559C

Lighter +10%#1F3F73

Darker −10%#091323

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#082657

Less saturated −25%#202C3F

Channel breakdown

R20

G41

B75

Red20 (7.8%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue217.09°

Saturation (HSL)57.89%

Lightness18.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 14 · G 29 · B 4B

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Colour values

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