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Recognised as Colour

#142C5E

  • #142C5E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#142C5E is a blue with RGB values 20, 44, 94 and HSL 221°, 65%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#142C5E#142C5E
HEX#142C5E
RGBrgb(20, 44, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.1725, 0.3686
RGB percentages7.8%, 17.3%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(220.5, 64.9%, 22.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 78.7%, 36.9%)
CMYK78.7%, 53.2%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,322,078
CSS custom property--colour: #142C5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness47.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.53:1
Contrast with white13.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#EBD3A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0F3260no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#002B5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#003840no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.7Midnight blue · ΔE 27.3Steel blue · ΔE 36.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 38.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.4Black · ΔE 39.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E4614
Analogous#14515E, #21145E
Triadic#5E142C, #2C5E14
Split complementary#5E2114, #515E14
Tetradic#5E1451, #5E4614, #145E21

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6189DD
Lighter +30%#376AD4
Lighter +20%#2653B2
Lighter +10%#1D4088
Darker −10%#0B1834
Darker −20%#02050A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#06276C
Less saturated −25%#223150

Channel breakdown

R20
G44
B94
Red20 (7.8%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue220.54°
Saturation (HSL)64.91%
Lightness22.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 2C · B 5E

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