Recognised as Colour

#142D55

#142D55
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#142D55 is a blue with RGB values 20, 45, 85 and HSL 217°, 62%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#142D55

RGBrgb(20, 45, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.1765, 0.3333

RGB percentages7.8%, 17.6%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(216.9, 61.9%, 20.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.9, 76.5%, 33.3%)

CMYK76.5%, 47.1%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,322,325

CSS custom property--colour: #142D55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness46.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.67:1

Contrast with white13.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#EBD2AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A3157no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0E2B54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00363Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.9 Black · ΔE 33.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 34.3 Steel blue · ΔE 35.6 Dim grey · ΔE 37.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#553C14

Analogous#144E55, #1B1455

Triadic#55142D, #2D5514

Split complementary#551B14, #4E5514

Tetradic#55144E, #553C14, #14551B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5C8CD9

Lighter +30%#336FCF

Lighter +20%#2759A8

Lighter +10%#1E437E

Darker −10%#0A172C

Darker −20%#010102

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#072A62

Less saturated −25%#213048

Channel breakdown

R20

G45

B85

Red20 (7.8%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue216.92°

Saturation (HSL)61.9%

Lightness20.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 14 · G 2D · B 55

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