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Recognised as Colour

#142A63

  • #142A63
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#142A63 is a blue with RGB values 20, 42, 99 and HSL 223°, 66%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#142A63#142A63
HEX#142A63
RGBrgb(20, 42, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.1647, 0.3882
RGB percentages7.8%, 16.5%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(223.3, 66.4%, 23.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 79.8%, 38.8%)
CMYK79.8%, 57.6%, 0%, 61.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,321,571
CSS custom property--colour: #142A63;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness47.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.63:1
Contrast with white13.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#EBD59C

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#003265no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#002A62no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#003842no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#634D14
Analogous#145263, #251463
Triadic#63142A, #2A6314
Split complementary#632514, #526314
Tetradic#631452, #634D14, #146325

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#6386E0
Lighter +30%#3965D7
Lighter +20%#254EB8
Lighter +10%#1D3C8D
Darker −10%#0B1839
Darker −20%#03060E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#052372
Less saturated −25%#233154

Channel breakdown

R20
G42
B99
Red20 (7.8%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue223.29°
Saturation (HSL)66.39%
Lightness23.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 2A · B 63

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