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Recognised as Colour

#142A4C

  • #142A4C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#142A4C is a blue with RGB values 20, 42, 76 and HSL 216°, 58%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#142A4C#142A4C
HEX#142A4C
RGBrgb(20, 42, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.1647, 0.298
RGB percentages7.8%, 16.5%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(216.4, 58.3%, 18.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.4, 73.7%, 29.8%)
CMYK73.7%, 44.7%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,321,548
CSS custom property--colour: #142A4C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.33:1
Contrast with white14.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#EBD5B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A2D4Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#12284Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#003237no 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 text14.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.2Black · ΔE 29.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.6Dim grey · ΔE 36.4Steel blue · ΔE 37.3Midnight blue · ΔE 37.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 29.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C3614
Analogous#14464C, #1A144C
Triadic#4C142A, #2A4C14
Split complementary#4C1A14, #464C14
Tetradic#4C1446, #4C3614, #144C1A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5989D3
Lighter +30%#346DC5
Lighter +20%#29579D
Lighter +10%#1F4074
Darker −10%#091424
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#082758
Less saturated −25%#202D40

Channel breakdown

R20
G42
B76
Red20 (7.8%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue216.43°
Saturation (HSL)58.33%
Lightness18.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 2A · B 4C

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