Recognised as Colour

#142CE1

#142CE1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#142CE1 is a blue with RGB values 20, 44, 225 and HSL 233°, 84%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#142CE1#142CE1

HEX#142CE1

RGBrgb(20, 44, 225)

RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.1725, 0.8824

RGB percentages7.8%, 17.3%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(233, 83.7%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233, 91.1%, 88.2%)

CMYK91.1%, 80.4%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,322,209

CSS custom property--colour: #142CE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.48:1

Contrast with white8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#EBD31E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0057E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0042DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Tritanopia#006688no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.2 Blue violet · ΔE 21.1 Blue · ΔE 26.8 Dark violet · ΔE 27.2 Dark blue · ΔE 29.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E1C914

Analogous#1492E1, #6314E1

Triadic#E1142C, #2CE114

Split complementary#E16314, #92E114

Tetradic#E11492, #E1C914, #14E163

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C7CDFA

Lighter +30%#98A3F6

Lighter +20%#6979F2

Lighter +10%#3A4FEE

Darker −10%#1023B2

Darker −20%#0C1A83

Darker −30%#081154

Darker −40%#030726

More saturated +25%#001DF5

Less saturated −25%#3343C2

Channel breakdown

R20

G44

B225

Red20 (7.8%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue232.98°

Saturation (HSL)83.67%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 14 · G 2C · B E1

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