Recognised as Colour
#142AAB
- #142AAB
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#142AAB is a blue with RGB values 20, 42, 171 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
#142AAB#142AAB
HEX#142AAB
RGBrgb(20, 42, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.1647, 0.6706
RGB percentages7.8%, 16.5%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(231.3, 79.1%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 88.3%, 67.1%)
CMYK88.3%, 75.4%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,321,643
CSS custom property--colour: #142AAB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.77:1
Contrast with white10.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#EBD554
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AB9514
Analogous#1475AB, #4A14AB
Triadic#AB142A, #2AAB14
Split complementary#AB4A14, #75AB14
Tetradic#AB1475, #AB9514, #14AB4A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R20
G42
B171
Red20 (7.8%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue231.26°
Saturation (HSL)79.06%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 2A · B AB
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