Recognised as Colour

#142BDC

#142BDC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#142BDC is a blue with RGB values 20, 43, 220 and HSL 233°, 83%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#142BDC#142BDC

HEX#142BDC

RGBrgb(20, 43, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.1686, 0.8627

RGB percentages7.8%, 16.9%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(233.1, 83.3%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.1, 90.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK90.9%, 80.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,321,948

CSS custom property--colour: #142BDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.72:1

Contrast with white8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#EBD423

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0055E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Deuteranopia#0041D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Tritanopia#006485no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.9 Blue violet · ΔE 20.9 Dark violet · ΔE 27 Dark blue · ΔE 27.4 Blue · ΔE 28.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DCC514

Analogous#148FDC, #6114DC

Triadic#DC142B, #2BDC14

Split complementary#DC6114, #8FDC14

Tetradic#DC148F, #DCC514, #14DC61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C3C9FA

Lighter +30%#949FF5

Lighter +20%#6575F1

Lighter +10%#364BED

Darker −10%#1022AD

Darker −20%#0B197F

Darker −30%#071050

Darker −40%#030621

More saturated +25%#001CF0

Less saturated −25%#3242BE

Channel breakdown

R20

G43

B220

Red20 (7.8%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue233.1°

Saturation (HSL)83.33%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 14 · G 2B · B DC

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