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Colour

#142A4D

  • #142A4D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#142A4D is a blue with RGB values 20, 42, 77 and HSL 217°, 59%, 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

#142A4D#142A4D
HEX#142A4D
RGBrgb(20, 42, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.1647, 0.302
RGB percentages7.8%, 16.5%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(216.8, 58.8%, 19%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.8, 74%, 30.2%)
CMYK74%, 45.5%, 0%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,321,549
CSS custom property--colour: #142A4D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.3:1
Contrast with white14.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#EBD5B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A2D4Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#11284Cno 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 24.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.8Black · ΔE 30.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 31Dim grey · ΔE 36.7Midnight blue · ΔE 37Steel blue · ΔE 37.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 29.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D3714
Analogous#14464D, #1B144D
Triadic#4D142A, #2A4D14
Split complementary#4D1B14, #464D14
Tetradic#4D1446, #4D3714, #144D1B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5988D4
Lighter +30%#346CC6
Lighter +20%#29569E
Lighter +10%#1F4075
Darker −10%#091425
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#082759
Less saturated −25%#202D41

Channel breakdown

R20
G42
B77
Red20 (7.8%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue216.84°
Saturation (HSL)58.76%
Lightness19.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 2A · B 4D

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