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Recognised as Colour

#142ECD

  • #142ECD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#142ECD is a blue with RGB values 20, 46, 205 and HSL 232°, 82%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#142ECD#142ECD
HEX#142ECD
RGBrgb(20, 46, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.1804, 0.8039
RGB percentages7.8%, 18%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(231.6, 82.2%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 90.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK90.2%, 77.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,322,701
CSS custom property--colour: #142ECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#EBD132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#003FCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005F7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 19.1Dark blue · ΔE 20.8Blue violet · ΔE 22.7Navy · ΔE 25.1Dark violet · ΔE 28.7Dark orchid · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 19.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDB314
Analogous#148ACD, #5714CD
Triadic#CD142E, #2ECD14
Split complementary#CD5714, #8ACD14
Tetradic#CD148A, #CDB314, #14CD57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5BFF8
Lighter +30%#8796F3
Lighter +20%#586DEF
Lighter +10%#2A45EA
Darker −10%#0F249F
Darker −20%#0B1970
Darker −30%#060F42
Darker −40%#020413
More saturated +25%#0020E1
Less saturated −25%#3042B1

Channel breakdown

R20
G46
B205
Red20 (7.8%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue231.57°
Saturation (HSL)82.22%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 2E · B CD

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