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Recognised as Colour

#142D99

  • #142D99
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#142D99 is a blue with RGB values 20, 45, 153 and HSL 229°, 77%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#142D99#142D99
HEX#142D99
RGBrgb(20, 45, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.1765, 0.6
RGB percentages7.8%, 17.6%, 60%
HSLhsl(228.7, 76.9%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.7, 86.9%, 60%)
CMYK86.9%, 70.6%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,322,393
CSS custom property--colour: #142D99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.26:1
Contrast with white11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#EBD266

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00419Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#003497no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#004B5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 14.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.3Navy · ΔE 18.4Indigo · ΔE 19.8Dark blue · ΔE 20.9Slate blue · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 14.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#998014
Analogous#147099, #3D1499
Triadic#99142D, #2D9914
Split complementary#993D14, #709914
Tetradic#991470, #998014, #14993D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#899DF0
Lighter +30%#5C77EA
Lighter +20%#2F51E4
Lighter +10%#1A3AC6
Darker −10%#0E206C
Darker −20%#08123F
Darker −30%#020512
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0021AD
Less saturated −25%#2A3A83

Channel breakdown

R20
G45
B153
Red20 (7.8%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue228.72°
Saturation (HSL)76.88%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 2D · B 99

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