Recognised as Colour

#142FDF

#142FDF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#142FDF is a blue with RGB values 20, 47, 223 and HSL 232°, 84%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#142FDF#142FDF

HEX#142FDF

RGBrgb(20, 47, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.1843, 0.8745

RGB percentages7.8%, 18.4%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(232, 83.5%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232, 91%, 87.5%)

CMYK91%, 78.9%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,322,975

CSS custom property--colour: #142FDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.39:1

Contrast with white8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#EBD020

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0057E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0043DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Tritanopia#006787no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.3 Blue violet · ΔE 21.1 Dark violet · ΔE 27.4 Dark blue · ΔE 27.8 Blue · ΔE 29.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DFC414

Analogous#1495DF, #5E14DF

Triadic#DF142F, #2FDF14

Split complementary#DF5E14, #95DF14

Tetradic#DF1495, #DFC414, #14DF5E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C5CCFA

Lighter +30%#96A3F6

Lighter +20%#687AF1

Lighter +10%#3951ED

Darker −10%#1025B0

Darker −20%#0C1B81

Darker −30%#071153

Darker −40%#030824

More saturated +25%#0020F3

Less saturated −25%#3245C1

Channel breakdown

R20

G47

B223

Red20 (7.8%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue232.02°

Saturation (HSL)83.54%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 14 · G 2F · B DF

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