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Recognised as Colour

#142FD5

  • #142FD5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#142FD5 is a blue with RGB values 20, 47, 213 and HSL 232°, 83%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#142FD5#142FD5
HEX#142FD5
RGBrgb(20, 47, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.1843, 0.8353
RGB percentages7.8%, 18.4%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(231.6, 82.8%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 90.6%, 83.5%)
CMYK90.6%, 77.9%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,322,965
CSS custom property--colour: #142FD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#EBD02A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0041D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006382no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.5Blue violet · ΔE 21.6Dark blue · ΔE 23.7Dark violet · ΔE 27.9Navy · ΔE 28.2Dark orchid · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5BA14
Analogous#148FD5, #5A14D5
Triadic#D5142F, #2FD514
Split complementary#D55914, #90D514
Tetradic#D5148F, #D5BA14, #14D55A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCC5F9
Lighter +30%#8E9CF4
Lighter +20%#5F73F0
Lighter +10%#304BEC
Darker −10%#1025A6
Darker −20%#0B1A78
Darker −30%#071049
Darker −40%#02061B
More saturated +25%#0021E9
Less saturated −25%#3144B8

Channel breakdown

R20
G47
B213
Red20 (7.8%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue231.61°
Saturation (HSL)82.83%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 2F · B D5

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