Recognised as Colour
#142AAA
- #142AAA
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#142AAA is a blue with RGB values 20, 42, 170 and HSL 231°, 79%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#142AAA#142AAA
HEX#142AAA
RGBrgb(20, 42, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.1647, 0.6667
RGB percentages7.8%, 16.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(231.2, 78.9%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.2, 88.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK88.2%, 75.3%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,321,642
CSS custom property--colour: #142AAA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.82:1
Contrast with white10.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#EBD555
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AA9414
Analogous#1475AA, #4914AA
Triadic#AA142A, #2AAA14
Split complementary#AA4914, #75AA14
Tetradic#AA1475, #AA9414, #14AA49
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R20
G42
B170
Red20 (7.8%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue231.2°
Saturation (HSL)78.95%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 2A · B AA
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